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2017-2018 - $8k - Backend Dev for major eCommerce 2018-2019 - $10k - same role
Laid off due to downsizing in Nov 2018 with a healthy severance.
Dec 2018-2019 - $17k - Backend Dev for a logistics company
I see a lot of these crazy high salaries (there's nothing much higher than $150 for a sr dev around here on the east) are in SF area. Are these the exception FAANG salaries or are most companies paying such high salaries out there? It just blows my mind I can't imagine making such money as a dev and I've been doing this for a lot of years.
Median total compensation at FB is $240K and at Google $197K as per SEC filings. Folks with $1M figures are probably in top 3-5% in these companies. I would also add that if you are in bay area with $240K total comp and have family, your standard of living is probably not all that enviable. https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2019/01/15/median-p...
Median compensation for software engineers at the HQ is higher.
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Whatcha doing now that you're a millionaire?
I’m working for myself. I’m exploring some ideas right now. My target is to have something on the market by around May, and then keep iterating/changing based on market feedback. Going to live off my savings until my work can cover my family’s expenses. I’m hoping that happens before I run out of savings.
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…
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> The larger tech companies in Melbourne and Sydney are giving $120k+ AUD total comp to grads Which larger tech companies? I'm self employed and have worked 100% remote for around 5 years, so am a bit out of touch. However, I have close friends in senior positions at major tech companies in Melbourne (REA, Xero etc.) and $120k for grads sadly does not align with what I've heard from them, closer to $70k (AUD) for a g…
> closer to $70k (AUD) for a grad seems to be the norm Which by all accounts is a fantastic wage for someone fresh out of Uni -- nothing to sneeze at. Don't get discouraged keep at it, you'll get there.
However, it's a surprisingly weak effort by Australian tech companies to attract high quality talent. My first full-time software development job, almost 10 years ago and without a degree, was $70k. That was at your run-of-the-mill medium sized enterprise consulting firm.
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I've never heard of those 18-19 London salaries. Woah! Finance though surely?
I have a few friends in London, contracting whilst working a Single Person Business (lacking the proper terminology). Super high wages £500 - £700 per day, whilst having an effective tax rate or 13%. Boom.
Though you'll get to higher tax brackets with that pretty quickly too, so will likely want to leave a fair share of revenue in the company (you still need to pay 20% corp tax on profit), or put it into your pension (tax relief on up to £40k/y).
* 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,…
1999 65K
2000 86K
2001 90K
2002 107K
2003 101K
2004 110K
2005 117K
2006 166K
2007 223K
2008 226K
2009 256K
2010 269K
2011 310K
2012 356K
2013 588K
2014 518K
2015 532K
2016 792K
2017 1118K
2018 1278K
I think your retention stock made the biggest difference compared to mine. Maybe it's time for me to try threatening to quit :D
Throwaway account; I am currently in my late 30s. Graduated from Kansas University in 2008. 2008 to 2010 - $50K CTO/co-founder of a small company 2011 - $125K SDE II @ Amazon 2012 - $125K SDE II @ Amazon 2013 - $175K SDE III @ Amazon 2014 - $217K SDE III @ Amazon 2015 - $200K E5 @ Facebook 2016 - $500K E6 @ Facebook 2017 - $800K E7 @ Facebook 2018 - $1M E7 @ Facebook 2019 ~ $1.25M E7 @ Facebook
East coast but not big city: 2018: $49k (first SE job) 2019: $52k (first raise!)
Aside from the year, that is so similar to my first SE job: East coast but not big city: 1999 $48k, 2000 $52k I suppose inflation has been mild. Showing up in the height of the Y2K/web frenzy sure helped. I got myself a nice embedded RTOS kernel developer job before even finishing my degree. Meanwhile, everybody else was running off to invent web development or repair COBOL. People graduating just a couple years late…
True, but 20 years is 20 years. 50k in 1999 corresponds to 75k in 2019.