There are 211 jobs available with Ruby on Rails positions advertised on AngelList. 47 of those jobs advertise $100-109k positions & 64 are offering .5-.9% equity.
You can enter your area etc for a more detailed range etc: https://angel.co/salaries
You can enter your area etc for a more detailed range etc: https://angel.co/salaries
I've shown her some raw data from Indeed and DICE, but the reason why I've turned to the community is this:
She's not impressed with the raw number of open positions. If that were a conclusive indicator, then getting a marketing job would be a snap in the Bay Area, but I assure you that it is not. I tried explaining to her that price (or salary) is a good indicator of the saturation rate of the market, but she's not convinced by that argument. (I'm not sure that I am either. It could be that the salary averages are being driven up by more senior ruby positions that I wouldn't be able to qualify for in less than a few years.)
That's why I'm hoping to get some data points from employers who know whether or not there is actually a dev shortage like many people claim.
There is definitely a shortage of good talent across the majority of languages as a good developer is in demand. However, you have to prove to potential employers that you're a good developer which is why they usually as to see Github profiles etc in the application (and if you haven't got one already you should definitely make a Github account). Likewise, since you're learning you could even blog about learning Ruby on Rails and even create some mini-working products on Heroku to show that you're capable of shipping & able to communicate in technical terms.
Furthermore, for further evidence of employers trying to attract Ruby on Rails talent then, you should have a look what LivingSocial are doing to attract Ruby on Rails devs with http://www.hungryacademy.com
[1] http://www.wantedanalytics.com/press/2013/01/08/innovation-i...