Re:Young 'to be poorer than parents at every stage of life'
by ones_and_zeros on Tuesday November 24, 2015 @10:45AM
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We are seeing large drops relative to inflation.
This report outlines how STEM wages have stagnated since about 2000[0]
2015[1] CS graduates have starting salaries that are about 4% lower than 2014[2] graduates. Do that for a few years and it adds up.
Anecdotally, I am a "Senior" software engineer that has been writing software for nearly 20 years (professionally 10), work for a household name software company on the east coast, and having trouble affording any real estate in the area without an insane commute.
This report outlines how STEM wages have stagnated since about 2000[0]
2015[1] CS graduates have starting salaries that are about 4% lower than 2014[2] graduates. Do that for a few years and it adds up.
Anecdotally, I am a "Senior" software engineer that has been writing software for nearly 20 years (professionally 10), work for a household name software company on the east coast, and having trouble affording any real estate in the area without an insane commute.
[0] http://www.epi.org/publication/pm195-stem-labor-shortages-mi...
[1] https://www.naceweb.org/uploadedFiles/Content/static-assets/...
[2] https://www.naceweb.org/uploadedFiles/Content/static-assets/...