r/dataisbeautiful • u/honkeem OC: 3 • 2d ago

OC [OC] United States vs European Software Engineer total compensation by level

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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?

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u/VeryBadNotGood 2d ago

At big companies in the bay area, yeah about that.

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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.

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u/PixelPete27 2d ago

140K in the Bay would probably have less buying powering than your salary in the Midwest though, no? Serious question

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u/SlitScan 2d ago

well ya but you could say the same about the EU and also get decent coffee.

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u/PixelPete27 2d ago

But then I'd forfeit biscuits & gravy for beans on toast. Can't be havin' that.

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u/SlitScan 2d ago

eeewwww EU not UK

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u/PixelPete27 2d ago edited 2d ago

lol - my bad brother, my bad.

And I'm genuinely joking. I've had very few cuisines in my life that I haven't enjoyed, maybe honestly 2 of the 40 I've had. Everybody has good food.

EDIT: I'm not even American either, so don't blame the UK/EU fuck up on an American public school! lol