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    james_dixon_2008
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    How much is an average pay of software developer around the globe? How much do you all get and does it increase with increase in experience? Let's see in which country pay scale is really high...:)

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      How much is an average pay of software developer around the globe? How much do you all get and does it increase with increase in experience? Let's see in which country pay scale is really high...:)

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      Pete OHanlon
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      You can get paid to do this? I really need to get out more.

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        How much is an average pay of software developer around the globe? How much do you all get and does it increase with increase in experience? Let's see in which country pay scale is really high...:)

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        Salary.com[^]

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          How much is an average pay of software developer around the globe? How much do you all get and does it increase with increase in experience? Let's see in which country pay scale is really high...:)

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          Baconbutty
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          Barely what I live to and certainly not as much as I would like.

          I still remember having to write your own code in FORTRAN rather than be a cut and paste merchant being pampered by colour coded Intellisense - ahh proper programming - those were the days :)

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            How much is an average pay of software developer around the globe? How much do you all get and does it increase with increase in experience? Let's see in which country pay scale is really high...:)

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            R Giskard Reventlov
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            A lot less than in 2000!

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              How much is an average pay of software developer around the globe? How much do you all get and does it increase with increase in experience? Let's see in which country pay scale is really high...:)

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              Marc Clifton
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              From not enough to "geez, should I feel guilty?" Marc

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                How much is an average pay of software developer around the globe? How much do you all get and does it increase with increase in experience? Let's see in which country pay scale is really high...:)

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                John M Drescher
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                I started out in early 1997 making about 35K now my salary is between 2 and 3 times that and I am with the same core group (although I have technically changed companies twice.)

                John

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                  How much is an average pay of software developer around the globe? How much do you all get and does it increase with increase in experience? Let's see in which country pay scale is really high...:)

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                  toxcct
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                  james_dixon_2008 wrote:

                  How much do you all get

                  not enough


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                    How much is an average pay of software developer around the globe? How much do you all get and does it increase with increase in experience? Let's see in which country pay scale is really high...:)

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                    james_dixon_2008
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                    I dont think any of us are really happy with the pay. Or may be its always the same case no matter how much we get, we want more n more. :) I increase my expense so that i earn that much money else ill be happy with the same pay whole my life.

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                      How much is an average pay of software developer around the globe? How much do you all get and does it increase with increase in experience? Let's see in which country pay scale is really high...:)

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                      Nish Nishant
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                      ...if you expect to get rich on a salary (as a software dev). As far as I know, only attorneys and doctors earn salaries high enough (400K+ annual) where they can be categorized as border-line rich people. In software unless you start your own company or sell your own product, I doubt if you can cut past a maximum threshold. Even high-end contractor consultants wouldn't make much more than 250K (a conservative estimate on my part). Consultant CPians, please correct me if I am wrong - that'd definitely surprise me (pleasantly of course).

                      Regards, Nish


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                        I dont think any of us are really happy with the pay. Or may be its always the same case no matter how much we get, we want more n more. :) I increase my expense so that i earn that much money else ill be happy with the same pay whole my life.

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                        John M Drescher
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                        I am ok with what I make as it is pretty decent for where I live. Then again, I work with doctors who make 10 times what I do sometimes you scratch your head and think you are in the wrong profession but I do like what I do so does that count?

                        John

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                          ...if you expect to get rich on a salary (as a software dev). As far as I know, only attorneys and doctors earn salaries high enough (400K+ annual) where they can be categorized as border-line rich people. In software unless you start your own company or sell your own product, I doubt if you can cut past a maximum threshold. Even high-end contractor consultants wouldn't make much more than 250K (a conservative estimate on my part). Consultant CPians, please correct me if I am wrong - that'd definitely surprise me (pleasantly of course).

                          Regards, Nish


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                          My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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                          james_dixon_2008
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                          i agree with you. I am planning to open up my software company in India ( :) )soon. I don't think i want to work undersome one whole my life...

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                            How much is an average pay of software developer around the globe? How much do you all get and does it increase with increase in experience? Let's see in which country pay scale is really high...:)

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                            Antony M Kancidrowski
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                            Above the national average wage.

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                              How much is an average pay of software developer around the globe? How much do you all get and does it increase with increase in experience? Let's see in which country pay scale is really high...:)

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                              Bert delaVega
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                              It depends. $150k in Southern Connecticut, New York City is reasonable. It used to be higher than that. But we're talking about specialized skills in a particular vertical market. I've concentrated on specific markets. That's where experience matters most. Diversity is good too, but it's not as lucrative. Negotiation skills, for either a salary or contract, is key. It's limiting, so you have to factor that in. If you can sustain $85/hr and be employed year round that's great. But maybe $55/hr is more reasonable. $85/hr can quickly become $35/hr average if you can't get the work. I do independent contracting so I don't really know employee salary as well as others.

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                                ...if you expect to get rich on a salary (as a software dev). As far as I know, only attorneys and doctors earn salaries high enough (400K+ annual) where they can be categorized as border-line rich people. In software unless you start your own company or sell your own product, I doubt if you can cut past a maximum threshold. Even high-end contractor consultants wouldn't make much more than 250K (a conservative estimate on my part). Consultant CPians, please correct me if I am wrong - that'd definitely surprise me (pleasantly of course).

                                Regards, Nish


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                                My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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                                Bert delaVega
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                                You're right about that. But starting your own company and selling your own product is a whole other world onto itself. Here's a simplified example: You sell a system for $100k. The customer wants $900k worth of enhancements and customization. Awesome! A cool Million. You hire a bunch of programmers. The first month you spend $50k of the revenue on salary and expenses. The second month you spend $50k of the revenue on salary and expenses. The third month, the customer goes into 120 day invoice pay mode. Unless you have the resources or banking arrangements, you're screwed. And it'll take a couple of months just to get it. Suddenly you can't cover expenses, can't deliver, breach the contract, ..... Been there, done that. lol

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                                  How much is an average pay of software developer around the globe? How much do you all get and does it increase with increase in experience? Let's see in which country pay scale is really high...:)

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                                  David Crow
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                                  james_dixon_2008 wrote:

                                  How much is an average pay of software developer around the globe?

                                  First, how could we possibly know such information (without polling everyone)? Second, even if we did have all the numbers, the outliers would surely skew the results.

                                  james_dixon_2008 wrote:

                                  ...does it increase with increase in experience?

                                  Mine hasn't in the past 4+ years.


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                                    Salary.com[^]

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                                    jayceepoo wrote:

                                    Salary.com[^]

                                    I remember someone posting a link to a UK version of that site a few months ago... Any idea what the site is?

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                                      jayceepoo wrote:

                                      Salary.com[^]

                                      I remember someone posting a link to a UK version of that site a few months ago... Any idea what the site is?

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                                      Sorry, no clue.  Have you been to the site?  Maybe they have a UK affiliate...

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                                        Sorry, no clue.  Have you been to the site?  Maybe they have a UK affiliate...

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                                        Found it... http://www.payscale.com[^]

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                                          How much is an average pay of software developer around the globe? How much do you all get and does it increase with increase in experience? Let's see in which country pay scale is really high...:)

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                                          Lost User
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                                          one billllllllion dollars

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