that part isn't particularly deceptive - I expected software to be a prestigious job in developing nations, one that lifts people out of poverty. The part I wa

that part isn't particularly deceptive - I expected software to be a prestigious job in developing nations, one that lifts people out of poverty. The part I was surprised about was where the median code monkey in the developed world sat relative to the mean earnings - which was, in fact, me misreading the data (see OP's reply, a sister to your comment). as this comment's sister mentions, median is actually much much better than mean when we're looking at pay, where a small number of high paid jobs skew results dramatically.