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Poll: Full-time software engineers in Toronto, what's your annual salary?

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Poll: Full-time software engineers in Toronto, what's your annual salary?

#1
Inspired by the poll of London, SF & the Bay Area, this poll is targeting current full-time software engineers and software developers in Toronto, ON, Canada. Base salary only, pre-tax. No options, shares, bonuses, adjustments for inflation, or benefits.

(Don't forget to up-vote the poll to get more data.)

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#3
How many different cities on the front page at once before this becomes absurd?

It's been pointed out that this self-reported data is mostly worthless, and is likely just to make you feel bad.

I for one have definitely submitted false data to these sorts of polls.

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#4

How many different cities on the front page at once before this becomes absurd? It's been pointed out that this self-reported data is mostly worthless, and is likely just to make you feel bad. I for one have definitely submitted false data to these sorts of polls.

Why would you submit false data?

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#6
This poll isn't set up properly. For the sake of the example, if someone makes 60k, which one should they choose? The 50-60k option or the 60-70k option. To fix this, the poll should be organized like so:

Less than 50k

50k - 59k

60k - 69k

70k - 79k

80k - 89k

90k - 99k

100k - 199k

200k+

Re: Poll: Full-time software engineers in Toronto, what's your annual salary?

#7

How many different cities on the front page at once before this becomes absurd? It's been pointed out that this self-reported data is mostly worthless, and is likely just to make you feel bad. I for one have definitely submitted false data to these sorts of polls.

Why would you submit false data?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efHCdKb5UWc

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#8

How many different cities on the front page at once before this becomes absurd? It's been pointed out that this self-reported data is mostly worthless, and is likely just to make you feel bad. I for one have definitely submitted false data to these sorts of polls.

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#9
Also it doesn't matter if you make 200k in Toronto or 100k or less in Waterloo. Living expanses in Toronto are almost double. Car insurance is almost triple, if you want to have one. Cities are 1 hour away from each other. And taxes ... :) I won't get into that.

Re: Poll: Full-time software engineers in Toronto, what's your annual salary?

#10

This poll isn't set up properly. For the sake of the example, if someone makes 60k, which one should they choose? The 50-60k option or the 60-70k option. To fix this, the poll should be organized like so: Less than 50k 50k - 59k 60k - 69k 70k - 79k 80k - 89k 90k - 99k 100k - 199k 200k+

If we're getting into semantics this also wouldn't be accurate since someone can earn $59,500. I think most people that earn x0,000 will pick the larger category that they fall into meaning the results should be fairly accurate.
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