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Re: Show HN: Let's end the Programmer Salary Taboo

#81
feature request:

* "show results only" - I would like to see results of pools that people are posting links to (without having to "make up" something first)

* other currencies - there are also other countries then USA

* global public pool + allow to submit some more info

Re: Show HN: Let's end the Programmer Salary Taboo

#83
post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Without context, salary is meaningless. You should ask for title and years experience in the role. Without that a comparison is tough.

The way I see it is that you create the context yourself. You create a pool and only share the URL with people in a known context (such as your colleagues at work). That way you all get to discover where you are in the spread of your team, but without knowing which salary is tied to which individual. Obviously, how you structure the context defines what it means to you. If you share it with everyone from managers to…

If the users create the context themselves, which makes sense, then why do you ask for 'US dollars only please'? Because you want to use this data yourself?

Re: Show HN: Let's end the Programmer Salary Taboo

#84
post #57

Good idea. Here's a suggestion, the numbers on the list should match a rank, eg: 1. $10 1. $10 3. $8 4. $7 4. $7 4. $7 7. $2 This will make it more relevant when looking how high up on the list your annual salary is. Edit: fixed formatting. Edit2: corrected the ranking as suggested by SimonPStevens

Shouldn't that be: 1. $10 1. $10 3 . $8 The way I see it, the person with $8 is ranked third, not second. Think of what would happen if you extended it. If you had 99 people earning $10 and 1 earning $8, it would be misleading to rank that bottom individual 2nd.

You are absolutely right, that was more what I was thinking about when I wrote that. I just edited it to match with your proposal.

Re: Show HN: Let's end the Programmer Salary Taboo

#85
post #57

Good idea. Here's a suggestion, the numbers on the list should match a rank, eg: 1. $10 1. $10 3. $8 4. $7 4. $7 4. $7 7. $2 This will make it more relevant when looking how high up on the list your annual salary is. Edit: fixed formatting. Edit2: corrected the ranking as suggested by SimonPStevens

Shouldn't that be: 1. $10 1. $10 3 . $8 The way I see it, the person with $8 is ranked third, not second. Think of what would happen if you extended it. If you had 99 people earning $10 and 1 earning $8, it would be misleading to rank that bottom individual 2nd.

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Re: Show HN: Let's end the Programmer Salary Taboo

#87
post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The way I see it is that you create the context yourself. You create a pool and only share the URL with people in a known context (such as your colleagues at work). That way you all get to discover where you are in the spread of your team, but without knowing which salary is tied to which individual. Obviously, how you structure the context defines what it means to you. If you share it with everyone from managers to…

If the users create the context themselves, which makes sense, then why do you ask for 'US dollars only please'? Because you want to use this data yourself?

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Re: Show HN: Let's end the Programmer Salary Taboo

#88
post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The way I see it is that you create the context yourself. You create a pool and only share the URL with people in a known context (such as your colleagues at work). That way you all get to discover where you are in the spread of your team, but without knowing which salary is tied to which individual. Obviously, how you structure the context defines what it means to you. If you share it with everyone from managers to…

If the users create the context themselves, which makes sense, then why do you ask for 'US dollars only please'? Because you want to use this data yourself?

Comparing salaries of different currencies can be trickier, so this takes a burden off the pool creator by specifying a standard.

Re: Show HN: Let's end the Programmer Salary Taboo

#89
post #39

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It's not asking for your net worth. ;)

But the college asks for $20K every year, so that could be considered a negative salary.

OK, then after taxes, rent, food, utilities, entertainment, savings, and everything else, my salary is also $0.

Salary is what your employer pays you, not what you don't spend out of that.

Re: Show HN: Let's end the Programmer Salary Taboo

#90
post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's not asking for your net worth. ;)

But the college asks for $20K every year, so that could be considered a negative salary.

Negative salary is an oxymoron. How can you consider debt a form of compensation?
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