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30, M, NYC, 120k. Firmware (C++), and some Java. I just realized how bad I'm getting boned.
That pay is perfectly good in a low-density part of Florida or Texas. (anything not a well-known city) You wouldn't even have to be rural to get a house for 5 digits.
Feel very underpaid after reading this. 8 years experience, CS degree.
Canadian checking in (Calgary). $175k in my late 30s. To get here I've had to negotiate every career change. I learned early that an offer was just that, an offer. I made it a habit to not accept the first offer and (almost) always counter. I find that too many of us don't negotiate hard enough. I suppose it's easier to negotiate when you have options. With my salary and age, I'm also finding fewer options when I loo…
Male, 45, wife, child free, Boston, lots of experience + advanced degree, $250K. Team lead is probably the best description of my role.
Recently turned 61. I make $110k, 30+ years a developer. Currently work with Java on Search Engines. Spent most of my career in C working on chemical search engines. Happy to be healthy, alive, and still having a blast writing software
After 30, - 125K, startup. - 110K, cut salary for an early stage startup. - 150K, with upto 25% bonus, plus options, startup that made boatload of money. - 210K, consultant - 280K, consultant - 300K, consultant