Google commits $1B in grants to train U.S. workers for high-tech jobs

Re:Google commits $1B in grants to train U.S. workers for hi... by rtuulik on Thursday October 12, 2017 @06:20PM (#15461768)

While it may appear that salaries are rising quickly, in reality, for the average tech employee, they have been standing still for quite a while.

In 2003, the average salary in tech was $69,400.

By 2017, the average salary had risen to $92,081.[1]

While that might seem like a pretty large payrise, after adjusting it for inflation, you come to a clear conclusion that over the last 12 years, salaries have stood basically still. You can point to people getting $120k+ as a first year employee at Google, but salaries like that are massive outliers. Average developer in america earns much less.

[1] Dice Tech Salary Survey 2017 https://marketing.dice.com/pdf/Dice_TechSalarySurvey_TechPro...

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Re:Google commits $1B in grants to train U.S. workers for hi... by cromwellian on Thursday October 12, 2017 @07:22PM (#15462160)

Storage and Networking != SWE, and these surveys cover a much wider ground than particular tech hub job markets, and do not adjust for purchasing power parity/cost of living.

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