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Re:The most profitable place to be a Software Developer: Sea... by eatbitseveryday on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @10:18PM (#14809602)
What about laws surrounding time off, parental leave, other family benefits, etc.? CA for example allows vacation time to "roll over" across years, but many other countries mandate time off [1].

What about health care costs, or access to quality care? Cost of child care? etc.

Software developers are not single men, and it would be naive to present data leaning towards just that demographic.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minimum_annual_leave_b...

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Re:The most profitable place to be a Software Developer: Sea... by bwmartin24 on Thursday July 20, 2017 @03:21AM (#14810605)
Definitely true! There are software developers in every demographic. We (Codementor) just hoped this may be a good jumping-off point to compare salaries across cities while taking into account taxes, costs, etc. Family benefits, healthcare, and the costs of raising a family change things, you're right.
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