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Mid six figure as in between 100k and 999k so around 550k? You definitely won't find that kind of salary as a rails dev.

• sanderjd 12y ago
  Most people mean ~$150k when they say "mid six figures".
  • totalrobe 12y ago
    Yes, and it's annoying and $400k away from accurate. Because ain't nobody sane going to leave a $500k salary on the table unless they've already got a big stack of cash.
    • sanderjd 12y ago
      This sort of pedantry is why people get annoyed with our kind :)
      • pjungwir 12y ago
        I don't consider it pedantry. I know where you're coming from, though. If I hear that a developer position offers a "six-figure salary" I figure that means $105k. But that's not what a "six-figure salary" means for a lawyer or a doctor. So I think it would help us all to treat that phrase more literally---and more in line with what it means in other industries.
        • totalrobe 12y ago
          Agreed. To consider it pedantry is to think that this kind of income is unattainable. The guy could have been in finance making half a mil.
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          • gamechangr 12y ago
            I work for company that helps identify new Oil/Gas sites to develop. Bonus pay is established as a percentage of production, but I will make substantially less as a developer (and I'm happy about it!)
        • sanderjd 12y ago
          Fair enough!
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• bbcbasic 12y ago
  Mid six figure translates to about $48