So you're arguing about the top 10-20% earners in the US?
Also the world is much bigger than the US.
Also the world is much bigger than the US.
Tons of software developer jobs in the US for non-FAANG tier or unicorn startup companies are >$100k and easily hit $120-150k.
Also the fourth quintile mean was like $120k in the US in 2022. So you'd be in the top 30% of earners making that kind of money, not the top 10%.
https://taxpolicycenter.org/statistics/household-income-quin...
So still way below than $240k, no?
> So you'd be in the top 30% of earners making that kind of money, not the top 10%.
Maybe you missed it but I actually wrote "10-20%".
Also in 2024 earning $100k puts you in the top 20% of the US population.
https://dqydj.com/salary-percentile-calculator/
(which is already way above even the EU for dev salaries)
Also, I noticed where our sources diverged. I was looking at household income. My bad.
> which is already way above even the EU for dev salaries
Maybe they're underpaid.
Either way, I was responding to the idea that only a FAANG salary would cost an employer $20k/mo. For US software developer jobs, it can easily hit that without being in FAANG-tier or unicorn startup level companies. Tons of mid-sized low-key software companies you've never heard of pay $120k+ for software devs in the US.
The median software developer in Texas makes >$130k/yr. Think that's all just Facebook and Apple and silicon valley VC funded startup software devs? Similar story in Ohio, is that a place loaded with unicorn software startups? Those median salaries in those markets probably cost their employer around $20k/mo.
https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Senior-Software-Engine...
https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Senior-Software-Engine...
No, fully loaded cost of an employee is 1.5-2x salary