Silicon Valley’s engineering salaries are finally getting fair. Thank Facebook

Re:Silicon Valley’s engineering salaries are finally getting... by keeptrying on Sunday February 05, 2012 @04:08PM (#3555238)

Can't we use New York software engineer salaries as an analog here? It's another market where good engineers are highly sought after. $200k for an engineer with 8 years work experience is not uncommon.

Hedge funds pay $250k consistently.

Wouldn't SV look something similar?

Your argument is technically right but It sounds like an excuse to punt on a practice that most of us find f$cking despicable.

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Re:Silicon Valley’s engineering salaries are finally getting... by pg on Sunday February 05, 2012 @04:55PM (#3555381)

Your argument is technically right but It sounds like an excuse to punt on a practice that most of us find f$cking despicable.

I'll take that. If I have to choose between saying something true but unpopular or false but popular, I hope I'd always choose the former.

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Re:Silicon Valley’s engineering salaries are finally getting... by keeptrying on Monday February 06, 2012 @01:18AM (#3556408)

I think I speak for everyone here when I say that we'd love to have your brain figure out how much of an effect this collusion could have had on engineer salaries or how to make sure this doesnt happen again.

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Re:Silicon Valley’s engineering salaries are finally getting... by apgwoz on Sunday February 05, 2012 @04:29PM (#3555298)

$200K? In a bank, or a startup? That's not something I've seen outside of CTO roles.

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