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Re: Ask HN: Remote salary headroom? (non US based)

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I work at US based company and I earn $900k. Remote work has been a boon to me.

Oh look, someone who makes more than 10 times what I make. All the talk about 10x developers turns out to be true after all.

They probably have 4-7 different roles with 3-6 different companies.

Re: Ask HN: Remote salary headroom? (non US based)

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I work at US based company and I earn $900k. Remote work has been a boon to me.

For the folks incredulous at this number, senior staff level (IC7) and higher at top tier tech companies can get there, especially with stock appreciation. Stock/RSUs would comprise the majority of the compensation.

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Can someone suggested how I can find remote opportunity for a robotics+software engineer position with a salary of at least $150k while being based in Europe?

In all the normal channels. Filter by USA and be prepared to work EST hours for a bigger list of comapnies.

Re: Ask HN: Remote salary headroom? (non US based)

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post #13

I work at US based company and I earn $900k. Remote work has been a boon to me.

For the folks incredulous at this number, senior staff level (IC7) and higher at top tier tech companies can get there, especially with stock appreciation. Stock/RSUs would comprise the majority of the compensation.

Those ranges exist but as far as I know they are unheard of unless physically located in the US and if remote, likely having worked in their offices prior.

Re: Ask HN: Remote salary headroom? (non US based)

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$200k is a lot for most positions in the US. The median for a US dev is about $105k. I'm not surprised if you're not seeing positions higher than that.

You think so? Do non-FAANG senior software engineers not get 200k+bonus?

Seems to be bimodal. Good senior devs get 180-200k and then FAANG get 300k+.

Re: Ask HN: Remote salary headroom? (non US based)

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post #8

$200k is a lot for most positions in the US. The median for a US dev is about $105k. I'm not surprised if you're not seeing positions higher than that.

You think so? Do non-FAANG senior software engineers not get 200k+bonus? Seems to be bimodal. Good senior devs get 180-200k and then FAANG get 300k+.

I think that's highly location dependent. Your numbers might be right for a few locations like Silicon Valley, N. VA, NYC, etc. But the majority of locations seem much lower - basically half.

I don't see a national median from the BLS for seniors, but I see other numbers saying $115k-130k median for seniors (glassdoor, indeed, payscale, etc). This is consistent with what I see. Most of the senior dev positions in my area (Philly region) are between $100k and $150k, with $100k-120k being the most common. I even see some senior level jobs with a lower end of the range around $85k (my company has that as a senior dev minimum, with a max of $150k). I see a few for $200k-ish, but for principle/director/etc level dev. These are very uncommon in my area.

Re: Ask HN: Remote salary headroom? (non US based)

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post #3

I work at US based company and I earn $900k. Remote work has been a boon to me.

Oh look, someone who makes more than 10 times what I make. All the talk about 10x developers turns out to be true after all.

That's your perspective. From my vantage point they are a 50x developer :)

Re: Ask HN: Remote salary headroom? (non US based)

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

You think so? Do non-FAANG senior software engineers not get 200k+bonus? Seems to be bimodal. Good senior devs get 180-200k and then FAANG get 300k+.

I think that's highly location dependent. Your numbers might be right for a few locations like Silicon Valley, N. VA, NYC, etc. But the majority of locations seem much lower - basically half. I don't see a national median from the BLS for seniors, but I see other numbers saying $115k-130k median for seniors (glassdoor, indeed, payscale, etc). This is consistent with what I see. Most of the senior dev positions in my…

What's a common/upper mid-level salary in the Philly area? Just curious, seems like you have a good beat on it.
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