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by greatpostman 980 days ago
120k is bottom of the barrel wages.
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lolinder 980 days ago
These conversations make no sense without talking about location. OP is talking about a remote (US) position. $120k is a 90th percentile salary in much of the country, and there are tons of people who would be willing to take that salary if it means not having to move to the coasts.
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lokar 980 days ago
I guess your POV is influenced by your surroundings. I know plenty of people getting 7 figures either remote or they could easily switch to remote if they preferred it.
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CoastalCoder 980 days ago
Yeah, you'd think. I've seen a handful of job advertisements via Google Jobs or LinkedIn that are closer to $60-80k, in the U.S.

I have no idea if they're real positions, or if / when / by whom they'll get filled.

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lylejantzi3rd 980 days ago
It's nowhere near.
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scarface_74 980 days ago
Even on the enterprise dev side, I would expect at least $150K after 5-7 years for your standard full stack dev
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cj 980 days ago
You’d think that. But a few weeks ago I interviewed a full stack dev working for IBM who was making $110k with 8+ years experience.

I was a bit floored. I know IBM isn’t FAANG, but I was expecting them to be making a lot more based on their resume and working at a big co.

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scarface_74 980 days ago
The issue is that they worked there for 8 years. You have to be an aggressive job hopper . Salary compression and inversion are real.
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