Basecamp doesn’t employ anyone in SF, but now we pay everyone as though all did

Re:Basecamp doesn’t employ anyone in SF, but now we pay ever... by ryandrake on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @10:14AM (#16052255)

I'm tired of posting and re-posting the links, but according to Glassdoor and Salary.com, median software engineer salary in the bay area is around ~110K. You can criticize the online source but at least it's a data point besides "I totally know a guy working at BigCorp who makes $200K"

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Friends, this is what happens when you post before coffee. As ams6110 points out I'm in violent agreement with the person I'm rebutting. Should have stayed in bed.

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Re:Basecamp doesn’t employ anyone in SF, but now we pay ever... by overcast on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @10:31AM (#16052367)

Right, so at the very least half are making less than $110,000 which is $40,000 less than the "everyone is making $150,000" in all major cities. There are a small percentage making a ton of money, and most making normal sub six figure salaries.

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Re:Basecamp doesn’t employ anyone in SF, but now we pay ever... by user5994461 on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @10:21AM (#16061656)

Glassdoor is heavily skewed to new graduates and the salaries are rarely updated after promotions.

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Re:Basecamp doesn’t employ anyone in SF, but now we pay ever... by ams6110 on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @10:20AM (#16052291)

I think you're agreeing with GP? He's saying people are not making that much.

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