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Re: Stack Overflow Salary Calculator

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Post by dogruck »

otakucode wrote: post #51

Biggest factor is where you live... because we all know that people are paid according to the value they create, and bits forged in places with high rent are inherently more valuable.

If a software developer job is done locally -- in an expensive city like SF -- then the employer must pay at least a living wage for the region.

If the job can be performed remotely, then suddenly workers must compete with the global stock of candidates. And there are many locations around the globe that are much cheaper than low-cost areas in the US.

Re: Stack Overflow Salary Calculator

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Post by vr3690 »

personjerry wrote: post #112
catacombs wrote: post #108

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Apparently the only types of developers are front end, back end, 'full stack', mobile, desktop, and game. I don't fit any of those. Do you build houses then? ;)

Production, Site Reliability, Machine Learning and AI, Security, Network, as some other examples of software developers.

Maybe most of those roles can be lumped under devops. They probably don't have enough data to for ml/ai

Re: Stack Overflow Salary Calculator

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Post by toephu2 »

jonshariat wrote: post #98
wainstead wrote: post #93

Beware: the Stack Overflow Developer Survey is not a scientific survey. Participants are self-selected, not randomly sampled. For true random sampling of the software developers in the United States, use the Bureau of Labor Statistics, who employ real statisticians: https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#15-0000 You can also break them down by U.S. state: https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcst.htm And by MSA (…

As an interaction/ux/product designer, I always find it odd that government forms never have a relevant job role in any of its data. They lump us in with graphic design. :/

Why do you find it odd? A "a interaction/ux/product designer" did not really exist 10 years ago or wasn't very popular. Do you think the government moves at the pace of a Silicon Valley startup updating job titles every year?

Re: Stack Overflow Salary Calculator

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Post by toephu2 »

Bahamut wrote: post #100
bradlys wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're at a big tech company. The salaries at FB, Google, LinkedIn, Apple, etc. all tend to be much bigger than at non-big-tech.

That was the same base salary I had at a startup just prior too.

You are one datapoint. Again, take that survey with a grain of salt. Like someone mentioned above, if you want real data just go look at bls.gov or get a rough idea at h1bdata.info and search by city

Re: Stack Overflow Salary Calculator

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Post by MetallicCloud »

EnderMB wrote: post #32
markwaldron wrote: post #26

This "calculator" really makes me appreciate the higher salaries in NYC compared to other places. Yes, the cost of living is higher, but if you are willing to commute 30ish minutes a day from outside of Manhattan, you can avoid a lot of the cost.

I'm in the UK, but I've always thought of moving to NYC one day (despite the man in government at the mo). Is it really only a 30 minute commute into Manhattan?! I live in Bristol, and at times I've had an hour commute by bus. I always assumed that Americans spent longer on commute in the larger cities.

I lived in Queens, near Laguardia airport and worked in midtown Manhattan. That required a bus (or a decent walk) and a train, and usually took about 45 minutes. Apartments that didn't require the bus, and only needed the 15 minute train ride didn't cost that much more.

I was always surprised the amount of premium people were willing to pay to live on Manhattan when it was so much cheaper on the other side of the river, with equal commute times.

Re: Stack Overflow Salary Calculator

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Post by kalal »

Data scientist scores top in the chart. Funny to find later on that the author calls her self data scientist as well. To me this is little off putting. It is like a doctor claiming that doctors are the most healthy people. Which might be true, but strange, don't you feel? ;)

Re: Stack Overflow Salary Calculator

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Post by jasondebo »

bradlys wrote: post #28

Seems inaccurate for SF. It was saying that half of devs were making less than $90k for 3 years of experience. I find that hard to believe. Yes, maybe that's the listings but I think it's insane to think you get paid that when almost every company here past seed stage will pay $100k+ for any new dev.

I think Hired salary calculator is more accurate for SF https://hired.com/salary-calculator

Re: Stack Overflow Salary Calculator

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Post by acchow »

toephu2 wrote: post #124
Bahamut wrote: post #100

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That was the same base salary I had at a startup just prior too.

You are one datapoint. Again, take that survey with a grain of salt. Like someone mentioned above, if you want real data just go look at bls.gov or get a rough idea at h1bdata.info and search by city

h1b doesn't include equity which is almost half of most people's compensation in the big companies.

Re: Stack Overflow Salary Calculator

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Post by acchow »

rb808 wrote: post #56

The Salary chart is interesting, both because of how US developers earn more than other Western countries, but mainly how a median developer with 20 years experience earns 60% more than a first job developer. I wonder how many other professions have that low a rate of pay increase - or maybe its just grads are overpaid, not sure.

I think a developer after 3-5 years experience actually makes more than double a new grad.
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