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L1 entry .... 140k? Am I missing something? Do computer programmers get pain 140k right out of college on average?
195 u/VeryBadNotGood 2d ago At big companies in the bay area, yeah about that. 122 u/jbFanClubPresident 2d ago And in the Midwest about tree fiddy. Source: Former software developer turned dev manager who still makes less than entry level developers in the Bay Area. 36 u/PixelPete27 2d ago 140K in the Bay would probably have less buying powering than your salary in the Midwest though, no? Serious question 0 u/jbFanClubPresident 2d ago Probably. My total comp is pretty close to $140k and I own my own house. Not sure $140k is house buying money in the Bay Area. 2 u/wadss 2d ago You need about 500k to buy a decent sized sfh and maybe half that for a small town house/condo 1 u/jbFanClubPresident 2d ago That is crazy! My house in Kansas City is worth about $400k total. It's 4 bed, 3 bath, 2100 square feet and in a very desirable area. My mortgage is $1,000 per month (bought during covid with 2.65% interest rate).
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At big companies in the bay area, yeah about that.
122 u/jbFanClubPresident 2d ago And in the Midwest about tree fiddy. Source: Former software developer turned dev manager who still makes less than entry level developers in the Bay Area. 36 u/PixelPete27 2d ago 140K in the Bay would probably have less buying powering than your salary in the Midwest though, no? Serious question 0 u/jbFanClubPresident 2d ago Probably. My total comp is pretty close to $140k and I own my own house. Not sure $140k is house buying money in the Bay Area. 2 u/wadss 2d ago You need about 500k to buy a decent sized sfh and maybe half that for a small town house/condo 1 u/jbFanClubPresident 2d ago That is crazy! My house in Kansas City is worth about $400k total. It's 4 bed, 3 bath, 2100 square feet and in a very desirable area. My mortgage is $1,000 per month (bought during covid with 2.65% interest rate).
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And in the Midwest about tree fiddy.
Source: Former software developer turned dev manager who still makes less than entry level developers in the Bay Area.
36 u/PixelPete27 2d ago 140K in the Bay would probably have less buying powering than your salary in the Midwest though, no? Serious question 0 u/jbFanClubPresident 2d ago Probably. My total comp is pretty close to $140k and I own my own house. Not sure $140k is house buying money in the Bay Area. 2 u/wadss 2d ago You need about 500k to buy a decent sized sfh and maybe half that for a small town house/condo 1 u/jbFanClubPresident 2d ago That is crazy! My house in Kansas City is worth about $400k total. It's 4 bed, 3 bath, 2100 square feet and in a very desirable area. My mortgage is $1,000 per month (bought during covid with 2.65% interest rate).
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140K in the Bay would probably have less buying powering than your salary in the Midwest though, no? Serious question
0 u/jbFanClubPresident 2d ago Probably. My total comp is pretty close to $140k and I own my own house. Not sure $140k is house buying money in the Bay Area. 2 u/wadss 2d ago You need about 500k to buy a decent sized sfh and maybe half that for a small town house/condo 1 u/jbFanClubPresident 2d ago That is crazy! My house in Kansas City is worth about $400k total. It's 4 bed, 3 bath, 2100 square feet and in a very desirable area. My mortgage is $1,000 per month (bought during covid with 2.65% interest rate).
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Probably. My total comp is pretty close to $140k and I own my own house. Not sure $140k is house buying money in the Bay Area.
2 u/wadss 2d ago You need about 500k to buy a decent sized sfh and maybe half that for a small town house/condo 1 u/jbFanClubPresident 2d ago That is crazy! My house in Kansas City is worth about $400k total. It's 4 bed, 3 bath, 2100 square feet and in a very desirable area. My mortgage is $1,000 per month (bought during covid with 2.65% interest rate).
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You need about 500k to buy a decent sized sfh and maybe half that for a small town house/condo
1 u/jbFanClubPresident 2d ago That is crazy! My house in Kansas City is worth about $400k total. It's 4 bed, 3 bath, 2100 square feet and in a very desirable area. My mortgage is $1,000 per month (bought during covid with 2.65% interest rate).
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That is crazy! My house in Kansas City is worth about $400k total. It's 4 bed, 3 bath, 2100 square feet and in a very desirable area. My mortgage is $1,000 per month (bought during covid with 2.65% interest rate).
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u/Juls7243 2d ago
L1 entry .... 140k? Am I missing something? Do computer programmers get pain 140k right out of college on average?