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by yeureka 3745 days ago
Market value takes into account all the dimensions of the job, including location and whether you need to be in the office or not.

The article doesn't mention price pressure from outsourcing, that is another issue.

What I am trying to say is that we shouldn't accept a salary bellow the average of what other people in the same situation are payed because that will hurt you and everybody else by bringing down the average.

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> other people in the same situation

Not sure I agree with you, but "same situation" has to include developer productivity. The nature of averages means that 50% of the developer population should be paid no more than average.

But are you really that motivated by money? Have you never contributed to an open source project because you enjoy the work or want to contribute?