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Re:Ask HN: How do SMBs afford such expensive software engine... by serial_dev on Sunday July 04, 2021 @10:04AM (#27729700)
These numbers don't seem to be correct. I have around 5 years experience, living in Munich, immigrant, and I earn around 95K (USD). There is no indication that my salary is significantly above average amongst software developers with similar experience. Not a FAANG company, and I earned this money both at a startup and both at an established German company.
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Re:Ask HN: How do SMBs afford such expensive software engine... by fuzzy2 on Sunday July 04, 2021 @10:23AM (#27729827)
Munich is very expensive so you get appropriate money. Rural areas pull down the average a lot.

As a software engineer (not architect, senior, team lead or whatever) your salary is at the very top.

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