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by sz4kerto 1551 days ago
They're not cheap :) or -- I'm not sure what you mean by cheap, but good Java coders are generally amongst the best paid ones.
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Good <insert any language> coders are generally amongst the best paid ones, but let's be honest an average Java developer is lost if they can't find an annotation to solve their problem. It was the "default mid-tier university language" for a while, and it really shows in quality of people who apply.
it's really bimodal imo, there's a tier of sweatshop contractor job that pays $50-70k (or did before salaries got nuts the last few years) and then senior jobs pay $140k ish average now. Senior getting paid more isn't new but it seems like maybe a 2x ratio is higher than elsewhere.