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>Given how high programmer salaries are This myth persists huh.

• eru 12y ago
  Ever seen what normal people make? It's a pittance in comparison.
  • sgift 12y ago
    That depends on who is your measure for normal in comparison to programmers: Lawyers? Doctors? Waiters? Cleaners? After that is decided we can check whether you or the GP post is more correct.
    • itsybitsycoder 12y ago
      And what area you live in, too.
    • eru 12y ago
      Perhaps just look for the median employed person's income as a rough yardstick?
  • geebee 12y ago
    According to us news best jobs, in San Francisco, the median salary for a dental hygienist is $112,970. For a software developer, it is $114,400, and for a registered nurse, it is $126,670. Numbers are pulled from BLS data (check their methods page). http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/rankings/the-100-best-jobs http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/rankings/the-100-b... Doctors and Lawyers, of course, earn far more.