$90k is an "average" developer in the US (not the Valley, the US: you can easily make that here in St Louis where I am.) A multiplier of 1.5 - 2.0 is common wh

$90k is an "average" developer in the US (not the Valley, the US: you can easily make that here in St Louis where I am.) A multiplier of 1.5 - 2.0 is common when you bill out, to account for offices, chairs, electricity, health insurance, etc. And it isn't just software, actually it is often higher in other fields: an auto mechanic might make $25/hour and be billed out at $75/hour. So $100k will get you ONE run-of-the-mill Java programmer for 6-9 months tops. This accelerator is just looking for idiots. http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/software-developer/salary http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/software-developer...