Re:Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much ...
by arcticfox on Friday March 18, 2016 @08:14PM
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> The vast majority of software engineers (let-alone 'entry level' SEs) in the US aren't making six figures.
While I'm sure this is true in the total sense (there are a LOT of bad software engineers), decent and good ones should be making over $100k easily.
Re:Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much ...
by daddydudes on Saturday March 19, 2016 @01:15AM
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What separates a bad SE from a decent SE?
Re:Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much ...
by Kephael on Saturday March 19, 2016 @12:00PM
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A good grasp of computer science fundamentals.
Re:Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much ...
by saryant on Saturday March 19, 2016 @11:53AM
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People skills.
Re:Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much ...
by chm on Saturday March 19, 2016 @12:51AM
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Yes, I have some colleagues who went to Alberta - but they're now out of a job. They are chemists, not Chem.E's though. And I'm in eastern Canada, where the taxes are much higher. You'd pay 50% out of a 120K salary. See my reply to OP - I think I wasn't very clear.
A chemical engineer with a BS in Alberta can make $120k CAD base-pay, easily.
>and pay higher taxes than in the US.
A San Franciscan making $120k USD pays $46,176 USD in taxes (state+fed)
An Albertan making $120k CAD pays just $32,974 CAD in taxes (prov+fed)
When software engineers want $120k, they move to SF/Seattle and work for <soul-crushing corporate tech-company>. If you want $120k, move to Alberta and work for a gas company.
The vast majority of software engineers (let-alone 'entry level' SEs) in the US aren't making six figures. The ones who move to tech-topia and work for tech-giant and end up getting paid 20% less than their peers who did the same ARE getting ripped off.