> Average salary for a programmer in Seattle is $72K > Average salary for a software engineer in Seattle is $92K And Glassdoor 'salary' doesn't include bonuse

> Average salary for a programmer in Seattle is $72K > Average salary for a software engineer in Seattle is $92K And Glassdoor 'salary' doesn't include bonuses or equity. http://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/seattle-software-engineer-salary-SRCH_IL.0,7_IM781_KO8,25.htm http://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/seattle-software-engineer-... > keep up with the latest technology, learn several different languages, fix bugs at odd hours, forced to learn new things or be obsolete, These are not the programmers making <= $72k/yr Why is "should" relevant here? Why is the free market sacrosanct, except when someone makes a decision you don't like? Anyway, there are plenty of programmers who haven't honed their bodies in a way to make them competent mailroom staff.