Timeline for How can I determine a reasonable salary to ask for?
Current License: CC BY-SA 3.0
9 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2012 at 17:15 | comment | added | Jason | The problem with these is that they don't seem to take experience into account. I do some C# development, some database development in NYC, but I'm only 26 and have 4 yrs exp. It's difficult to tell how I'm doing relative to everyone else given I don't know what the experience level of the people that hold those salaries are. | |
| Apr 25, 2012 at 11:56 | comment | added | maple_shaft | @kevincline Yeah but most c# developers are doing boring LOB apps. You CMU guys are a cut above IMHO, having worked with a couple guys with masters from CMU I have never felt so stupid by comparison. They make six figures, but I hardly feel I am worth it ;-) | |
| Apr 24, 2012 at 19:52 | comment | added | kevin cline | You should all move to Dallas. It's about as cheap as Pittsburgh, and we are begging for experienced developers. With 10 years experience 100K is not hard to find. I know lots of 30-something senior devs (admittedly very strong) getting $120K+. | |
| Apr 24, 2012 at 18:28 | comment | added | Rachel | @maple_shaft Some salary websites will include benefits in the actual figures shown, which makes the salaries higher than the actual dollar figure. I know one of the two big ones I looked at a while back did that, but I can't remember if it was Indeed.com or not | |
| Apr 24, 2012 at 11:12 | comment | added | jfrankcarr | 1/2 the jobs are under $74K so I'd guess that would be correct. I'm paid under-average for my area because I'm not willing to work downtown (2+ hour commute). Also, some higher paying jobs require C# and something like Sharepoint or WCF that fewer people will qualify for. | |
| Apr 24, 2012 at 11:00 | comment | added | maple_shaft | I am telling you that I know c# developers who have 10+ yrs experience in Pittsburgh who are still hard pressed to find a job that will pay $74k/yr. On that note, $250k can build you a large 4 bedroom/2.5 bath house on a 1/2 acre lot so it is certainly a very cheap place to live. I promise you that I am living more comfortably than a developer in NYC making $118k/yr. | |
| Apr 24, 2012 at 2:24 | comment | added | jfrankcarr | Hmmm, Pittsburgh says $74,000, 21% lower than average C# salaries nationwide. It just goes to show how regional salaries are. | |
| Apr 24, 2012 at 1:53 | comment | added | maple_shaft | I have trouble believing that the US average for C# developers is $92k. That seems a little high to me, even 75k for ND sounds a little high for the average. | |
| Apr 23, 2012 at 18:01 | history | answered | jfrankcarr | CC BY-SA 3.0 |