[softawre]

Are "average" developers really making much more than 200k/year in base/signing in those cities?

[sidlls]

No. In fact most make much less, on the order of $140k all-inclusive.

[softawre]

I figured Glassdoor was not crazy!

You have to wonder, if most people who say things like "You only make 200k, you should try $x" are such great developers that they don't realize they are unique, or if they are full of it.

[sidlls]

There is a lot of ego in this industry. A lot. And a lot of denial about how very much like many of the people they deride its practitioners are.