Microsoft – Open Weights and American AI Leadership

Re:Microsoft – Open Weights and American AI Leadership by edot on Friday July 24, 2026 @03:48PM (#49040777)

Nope, not low at all. In the Midwest that’s exceedingly normal, even for non-entry level. $70k a year is living good in the Midwest, especially if dual income household ($140k a year is plenty when a decent house goes for $300k).

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Re:Microsoft – Open Weights and American AI Leadership by davkan on Friday July 24, 2026 @04:09PM (#49041009)

Fair enough, 55k would’ve seemed pretty low to me in the NE for a fresh dev. Not 75k though.

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Re:Microsoft – Open Weights and American AI Leadership by thewebguyd on Friday July 24, 2026 @04:40PM (#49041315)

55k is low for a dev, but not for a ton of other office/administrative roles that are threatened by AI automation.

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Re:Microsoft – Open Weights and American AI Leadership by jtmarl1n on Friday July 24, 2026 @04:24PM (#49041155)

This is extremely regional dependent. Please don’t think 70K is living large across the majority of the Midwest, it is not.

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Re:Microsoft – Open Weights and American AI Leadership by SR2Z on Friday July 24, 2026 @04:37PM (#49041280)

It might not be living large, but it's a very comfortable income for a single person in pretty much the whole region.

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