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Re:Redditors earning $100k+ a year, what are your secrets to... by oldstrangers on Friday February 25, 2011 @03:00AM (#2261442)
$100k might not be "successful" to anyone living in SF or NYC, but in 98% of the rest of the country, it is certainly a nice income. Don't buy into the ego.
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Re:Redditors earning $100k+ a year, what are your secrets to... by catch23 on Friday February 25, 2011 @03:42AM (#2261547)
According to WSJ, the average developer in the bay area makes $99k:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870343950457611...

So if you're making $100k, you're just making what everyone else is making :-)

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Re:Redditors earning $100k+ a year, what are your secrets to... by oldstrangers on Friday February 25, 2011 @03:50AM (#2261567)
You must have missed the part where I said outside of SF and NYC.
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Re:Redditors earning $100k+ a year, what are your secrets to... by natch on Friday February 25, 2011 @03:52AM (#2261576)
They must be including part timers and interns, because a normal salary for an experienced engineer is significantly higher.
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