[cwmoo740]

It's rare. And a lot of the businesses that are paying these salaries to new developers aren't profitable, they're running on VC money.

In my experience $120k is in line with a developer with a 4-year CS degree and 1-2 years of work experience and maybe some OSS work.

[PaulHoule]

For one thing if you're experienced you get a much better response rate than he got.

I hear back upwards of 60% when I send resumes to positions I am a good match for on job boards.

[gxespino]

Your personal experience as someone hiring developers or yourself looking for new jobs? I think a candidate with a 4 year CS degree and 1-2 years work experience should probably command more than $120k. A lot of it depends on how well you can sell yourself, IMO.

[linkregister]

Where? Also, are you assuming this work experience is at Facebook or Twitter? Most developers in the U.S. work for consulting firms or non-software-core businesses. The fact of the matter is that $120k is the median salary for software developers in the SF bay area, the highest-paying region in the U.S.