Ask HN: What's compensation like in the greater Boston area?

Posted by tmux314 on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @09:52AM
from the ask-hn dept.

Where's a reliable place to learn about compensation in the area? I'm still new to the GBA too so I don't have a large network. I'm also getting different and conflicting info from my Google searches. I'm happy to go to any events if it helps grow my contact list and meet others in the industry.

A little about me: I have close to 2 years experience with python, C++, AWS, Jenkins, and Concourse. I've done a lot of DevOps-type work over the last year, and I'm getting my Kubernetes app developer cert shortly.

Thank you in advance!

*Edited for clarity.

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Re:Ask HN: What's compensation like in the greater Boston area? by otras on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @10:11AM (#20940402)

Levels.fyi leans towards the larger companies, but it can be valuable for getting a sense of the higher range of salaries in the area:

https://www.levels.fyi/comp.html?track=Software%20Engineer&s...

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Re:Ask HN: What's compensation like in the greater Boston area? by tmux314 on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @10:21AM (#20940501)

This is very useful - thank you!

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Re:Ask HN: What's compensation like in the greater Boston area? by cottonseed on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @08:37PM (#20946336)

Where have you looked? Glassdoor salaries? Cost of living comparisons between GBA and places you're familiar with? At the end of the day, your salary is whatever you can get. Go apply for some jobs.

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Re:Ask HN: What's compensation like in the greater Boston area? by protonimitate on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @02:59PM (#20943526)

Not sure about dev-ops specifically, but eng salaries for 1-2 years experience are around 70-90k in general.

I would expect dev ops to be around that, maybe slightly lower.

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Re:Ask HN: What's compensation like in the greater Boston area? by Nguyenhung on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @12:39PM (#20942061)

Can I ask you how to increase your score?

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Re:Ask HN: What's compensation like in the greater Boston area? by tmux314 on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @01:28PM (#20942595)

What do mean by score? Do you mean HN karma?

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