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Re: My Salary Progression in Tech

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Post by salta2019 » Fri, Mar 15, 2019, 4:36 AM UTC

minhaz23 wrote: post #210

throwaway031419 wrote: post #192

* 2018 $1,155,000 * 2017 $1,259,000 Senior Staff Software Engineer * 2016 $661,000 time off 2015 $1,543,000 * 2014 $1,465,000 * 2013 $1,241,000 * 2012 $876,000 Threatened to quit, got a bunch of stock * 2011 $368,000 * 2010 $318,000 * 2009 $244,000 * 2008 $192,000 Staff Software Engineer * 2007 $167,000 * 2006 $165,000 * 2005 $157,000 Senior Softare Engineer, Norcal * 2004 $246,000 stock sale 2003 $80,000 * 2002 $76,…

Still in VA? Is it typical for senior SWE to make 1.2 million? How can one reach that point faster?

Says he moved to NorCal in 2005. I’d wager this is not typical, even for the Bay Area.

Re: My Salary Progression in Tech

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Post by chillacy » Fri, Mar 15, 2019, 4:36 AM UTC

dpau wrote: post #173

Just for the sake of variety, I started off as a promising young software developer but let idealism and thirst for adventure get in the way :) Besides loving to code, having skills in high demand has allowed me to travel and explore the world for the past 20 years. 1997-1998 - $32k - Programmer for State government 1998-1999 - $86k - Consultant, Phoenix & NYC 2000-2004 - $32k - Software developer for NGO, Amsterdam…

Sounds like a lot of fun stories. Do you have any regrets?

Re: My Salary Progression in Tech

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Post by minhaz23 » Fri, Mar 15, 2019, 4:36 AM UTC

wishinghand wrote: post #128

Graduated UC Santa Cruz in 2007, did odd-jobs until 2012. All of the following jobs are in San Diego, CA, USA. 2008-late 2014- Odd jobs and data entry as a temp: ~$28k Oct 2014- 1st developer job, Touch This Media: $50k, no benefits Jan 2016- company was in trouble, $35k July 2016- took 3 months off for a programming bootcamp, took two months after to find a job Jan 2017- The Control Group, $75k plus benefits, 401k,…

With a degree, and dev experience, why did you decide to attend a bootcamp?

Re: My Salary Progression in Tech

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Post by burlesona » Fri, Mar 15, 2019, 4:38 AM UTC

throwawhale wrote: post #151

Canadian Software developer Salaries in USD, before taxes, including lack of bonus. - 2010: Dropout - 2011: $0 - 2012: $33,000 - 2013: $36,000 - 2014: $39,000 - 2015: $42,000 - 2016: $45,000 - 2017: $55,000 - 2018: $0 (startup) - 2019: $0 (startup) What the hell am I doing with my life? I consider myself pretty damn good too. The "startup" isn't going anywhere. I think I'll go to university. Maybe in 4 years I'll be…

If you can code you really don’t need to go to college. It sounds to me like you need to go on a serious job hunt. You can probably find a better match for you that would be fun to work at, especially if you’re willing to relocate.

Re: My Salary Progression in Tech

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Post by minhaz23 » Fri, Mar 15, 2019, 4:38 AM UTC

kthejoker2 wrote: post #110

fma wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's a promotion after BI architect? Manager?

Well I switched to consulting in 2015, but I'm now a pre sales analytics architect serving the Southwest. So my promotion is more technical scope (BI/DW, ML/AI, IoT, Big Data, "DataOps"), more customers, more leadership, and more commercial responsibility (i.e. I have a quota.)

How can one get into this field?

Re: My Salary Progression in Tech

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Post by chillacy » Fri, Mar 15, 2019, 4:39 AM UTC

minhaz23 wrote: post #205

salarythrow1234 wrote: post #166

My progression: 23 - 45K (University sysadmin, east coast) 26 - 60k (University research systems programmer, east coast) 31 - 65k (SWE, small IHV, remote) 32-42 -- incremental raises up to $145K (senior SWE, same company) 43 - 425k (Senior SWE, Google, Mountain View CA) 44 - 390k (Senior SWE, Google, Mountain View CA) 45 - 350k (Senior SWE, Netflix, Remote) 46 - 400k (Senior SWE, Netflix, Remote) 47 - 525k (Senior SW…

how typical is that to be making 800k as an swe? Or even 425k - 800k? And what can one do to reach that point faster?

800k is no easy feat, at Google OP would have to have been Senior Staff or Principal, and there aren't many of those. Unless OP joined early and is including stock appreciation, then that would be more reasonable.

Re: My Salary Progression in Tech

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Post by cyrilbenson47 » Fri, Mar 15, 2019, 4:39 AM UTC

Damn! Right now, I'm making $24k as a Full Stack Developer (remote) for a US company with 10yrs. of experience. Now I believe that I'm way underpaid.

Re: My Salary Progression in Tech

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Post by minhaz23 » Fri, Mar 15, 2019, 4:39 AM UTC

thesausageking wrote: post #20

__ralston3 wrote: post #15

Thanks for sharing. My takeaway is that I'm happy to know that east coast co's are willing to go to that $180K+ level. Would be much more interested at that level on the east coast (e.g., VA) as opposed to an AirBnB level ($250K+) in SV.

Companies in NYC and Boston will go well above $200k for senior people. I'd estimate salaries in each of those markets is only ~10-15% below SVBA. Obviously they have much higher cost of living than VA or most other places. Having Google, Facebook, etc. open large offices has brought up salaries a lot.

How long to get to senior level?

Re: My Salary Progression in Tech

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Post by anth_anm » Fri, Mar 15, 2019, 4:40 AM UTC

minhaz23 wrote: post #205

salarythrow1234 wrote: post #166

My progression: 23 - 45K (University sysadmin, east coast) 26 - 60k (University research systems programmer, east coast) 31 - 65k (SWE, small IHV, remote) 32-42 -- incremental raises up to $145K (senior SWE, same company) 43 - 425k (Senior SWE, Google, Mountain View CA) 44 - 390k (Senior SWE, Google, Mountain View CA) 45 - 350k (Senior SWE, Netflix, Remote) 46 - 400k (Senior SWE, Netflix, Remote) 47 - 525k (Senior SW…

how typical is that to be making 800k as an swe? Or even 425k - 800k? And what can one do to reach that point faster?

According to the itnernet if you aren't making that by 35, you're a failure.

Re: My Salary Progression in Tech

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Post by chillacy » Fri, Mar 15, 2019, 4:41 AM UTC

kartan wrote: post #50

I have worked in Spain and Sweden. My salary as developer has been in the range of €32K-€45K in the past 15 years in Spain. It has been around €65K in Sweden (similar to what now friends make in Spain). And it is below €100K as an architect. The cost of living in Sweden is higher than in Spain. And Spanish salaries in IT has soared. So, economically, it was not worth moving. But, the experience of living abroad is wo…

It seems absolutely insane to me that salaries can be so different across countries even though people themselves can acquire visas or contract across borders.