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Re:Launch HN: Astro (YC W21) – Build your own dev teams in L... by jacsamira on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @01:55PM (#31839461)
Pricing-wise, I'd say our all-in fees on a per dev basis are comparable to a developer's salary here in the US, but our fees are inclusive of benefits, tech, offices, etc... and the US salary is not.
Re:Launch HN: Astro (YC W21) – Build your own dev teams in L... by scantron4 on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @09:28PM (#31844112)
Its frustrating that over and over you say "comparable to" rather than a number.
Re:Launch HN: Astro (YC W21) – Build your own dev teams in L... by FrankLicea on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @10:59PM (#31844700)
I understand the frustration and I'll try to explain a bit more.

Candidate salaries tend to vary based on country, experience, skillset, etc. People on the platform set their personal salary requirements and it's up to companies to provide a compelling offer.

Astro itself doesn't have a fixed rate card or salary bands. Our concern is that we could unintentionally anchor or band someone's salary. That said, we do see trends in the market and we're happy to provide guidance on what's considered above or below market.

Someone earlier recommended we setup something like a AWS cost estimator, i think that's a great idea, so long as we can figure out a way to do it without undercutting people on the platform.

Re:Launch HN: Astro (YC W21) – Build your own dev teams in L... by runako on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @02:21PM (#31839826)
Thanks for this. Could you expand on this a bit, given "developer salary" in e.g. the Bay Area/NYC means wildly different things from (say) Houston or Pittsburgh?

Were you indexing against Bay salaries or US median/average?

Re:Launch HN: Astro (YC W21) – Build your own dev teams in L... by jacsamira on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @02:33PM (#31839952)
Austin, TX :) Thanks for pointing that out