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Re: Developer salary spreadsheet compiled from tweets

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Post by Bogdanp »

I know these people willingly shared this information in public, but, for whatever reason, this compilation makes me uncomfortable.

EDIT to clarify: what makes me uncomfortable about this is not the broad range of salaries. I don't find that surprising at all. It's gathering all this information together and associating it with people's names (and complete bios!) that bothers me. Some of them may find they want to delete those tweets later.

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Post by rvz »

What is this spreadsheet supposed to prove? It sounds like its either a ego-measuring contest of which company has the best salaries + compensation with position in a certain country (Hint: It's still FAAMNG in Silicon Valley) or it is a giant weird flexing spreadsheet to show that devs in developed countries are paid more that those in third-world countries (Even those who work remotely).

The compensation in somewhere like California is still high due to the cost of living such as the high rents, travel, childcare and most importantly healthcare which isn't free unlike some places like the UK it is but paid via taxes. This is why some people don't understand when they see a certain celebrity programmer on this spreadsheet that works for one of the FAAMNGs and is apparently 'paid less' in the UK but some lesser known devs in the US are 'paid more' in the same company.

Again it turns out that it depends on the country they are in and it seems to be similar to something called 'Purchasing Power Parity'.

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Post by golergka »

rvz wrote: post #4

What is this spreadsheet supposed to prove? It sounds like its either a ego-measuring contest of which company has the best salaries + compensation with position in a certain country (Hint: It's still FAAMNG in Silicon Valley) or it is a giant weird flexing spreadsheet to show that devs in developed countries are paid more that those in third-world countries (Even those who work remotely). The compensation in somewhe…

That's still very useful information. Personally, I'm loving in a second world country and don't plan on moving in the near future, however, I am entertaining an option of trying to get remote contacts from US, and seeing how much would a company from SF have to pay for an on-premise developer is not only rationally helpful to set up my prices, but also very constructive for me emotionally to counter my imposter complex and general anxiety.

I'm really thankful to both developers who shared their salaries as well as to whoever compiled this spreadsheet.

Re: Developer salary spreadsheet compiled from tweets

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Post by caev »

These tweets are pretty rubbish, why would someone think that they should earn the same salary as someone else? Salaries should be different even in the same company, that way people are then encouraged to work and study harder and to better negotiate and know their value. But these tweets are even worse and it's comparing different companies and countries.

Re: Developer salary spreadsheet compiled from tweets

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Post by tchaffee »

rvz wrote: post #4

What is this spreadsheet supposed to prove? It sounds like its either a ego-measuring contest of which company has the best salaries + compensation with position in a certain country (Hint: It's still FAAMNG in Silicon Valley) or it is a giant weird flexing spreadsheet to show that devs in developed countries are paid more that those in third-world countries (Even those who work remotely). The compensation in somewhe…

It's useful to see what your peers are earning, especially for your next salary negotiation. And it's pretty obvious that if you don't live in SF, you shouldn't expect SF salaries.
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