Ask HN: What's compensation like in the greater Boston area?

#1

Post by tmux314 » Wed, Sep 11, 2019, 1:52 PM UTC

Where's a reliable place to learn about compensation in the area? I'm still new to the GBA too so I don't have a large network. I'm also getting different and conflicting info from my Google searches. I'm happy to go to any events if it helps grow my contact list and meet others in the industry.

A little about me: I have close to 2 years experience with python, C++, AWS, Jenkins, and Concourse. I've done a lot of DevOps-type work over the last year, and I'm getting my Kubernetes app developer cert shortly.

Thank you in advance!

*Edited for clarity.

Re: Ask HN: What's compensation like in the greater Boston area?

#2

Post by otras » Wed, Sep 11, 2019, 2:11 PM UTC

Levels.fyi leans towards the larger companies, but it can be valuable for getting a sense of the higher range of salaries in the area:

https://www.levels.fyi/comp.html?track=Software%20Engineer&s...

Re: Ask HN: What's compensation like in the greater Boston area?

#3

Post by tmux314 » Wed, Sep 11, 2019, 2:21 PM UTC

otras wrote: post #2

Levels.fyi leans towards the larger companies, but it can be valuable for getting a sense of the higher range of salaries in the area: https://www.levels.fyi/comp.html?track=Software%20Engineer&s... https://www.levels.fyi/comp.html?track=Software%20Engineer&s...

This is very useful - thank you!

Re: Ask HN: What's compensation like in the greater Boston area?

#4

Post by Nguyenhung » Wed, Sep 11, 2019, 4:39 PM UTC

Can I ask you how to increase your score?

Re: Ask HN: What's compensation like in the greater Boston area?

#5

Post by tmux314 » Wed, Sep 11, 2019, 5:28 PM UTC

Nguyenhung wrote: post #4

Can I ask you how to increase your score?

What do mean by score? Do you mean HN karma?

Re: Ask HN: What's compensation like in the greater Boston area?

#6

Post by protonimitate » Wed, Sep 11, 2019, 6:59 PM UTC

Not sure about dev-ops specifically, but eng salaries for 1-2 years experience are around 70-90k in general.

I would expect dev ops to be around that, maybe slightly lower.

Re: Ask HN: What's compensation like in the greater Boston area?

#7

Post by cottonseed » Thu, Sep 12, 2019, 12:37 AM UTC

Where have you looked? Glassdoor salaries? Cost of living comparisons between GBA and places you're familiar with? At the end of the day, your salary is whatever you can get. Go apply for some jobs.