• Owl [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    The big tech companies pay salaries like that in Seattle and New York City as well. Some other places that're more affordable too, but those jobs are way harder to find.

    60k is more typical for a company that views programmers as a part of their IT infrastructure rather than their core business, like insurance or banking. Or in gamedev, where the workforce is more exploitable than usual.

    • throwawaylemmy [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Well that gets into cost of living more than anything. My point is more that out of the gate a lot of those entry-level programming jobs aren't gonna pay a cool-flat 3-figures.

      Or in gamedev, where the workforce is more exploitable than usual.

      Oh god, don't get me started on that.