[mkumm]

I wonder how much of the $2k decrease could be contributed to geography? I think we are seeing more opportunities for technical jobs throughout the US, lowering the percentage of developers that need to be paid a Silicon Valley wage.

[bicx]

I really wish they would weigh geographic location into their stats. I live in TN where around half that $99k average wage is the norm for CS grads, and that's considered a good salary. Cost of living is much lower here than in Silicon Valley, so it partially evens out. A country-wide average is really no help to anyone with such disparity.

[gexla]

I was wondering the same. You can't talk about average wages without adding location information in with those wages as that's a big part of it.

A good indicator of use usefulness of this info is that nobody can explain why these wages have dropped. Sounds like they need more info.

[TheCoelacanth]

Yes, this could be an instance of Simpson's paradox. If more jobs were created in low paying areas, the salaries could rise in every single geographic area, but still decrease overall.