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Ask HN: 30+ men and women in software, how much do you make?

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Re: Ask HN: 30+ men and women in software, how much do you make?

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Post by byoung2 »

eecks wrote: post #11

Can I also ask how much tax people are paying?

on $175k married filing jointly put me in the 28% bracket federal (21% effective tax rate), 9.3% California tax rate (7.6% effective tax rate), 5.65% FICA, for a total of $60k tax liability. I reduced this with mortgage deductions, business expenses, home office, charitable donations, retirement and medical savings plan deductions.

Re: Ask HN: 30+ men and women in software, how much do you make?

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Post by stuxnet79 »

salary_throwawa wrote: post #2

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…

Do you mind sharing what Canadian city you are based in?

Re: Ask HN: 30+ men and women in software, how much do you make?

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Post by salary_throwawa »

stuxnet79 wrote: post #15
salary_throwawa wrote: post #2

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…

Do you mind sharing what Canadian city you are based in?

edited parent to add Calgary.
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