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Interesting, are you in NYC or the Bay Area? In our local market, a 7 year ruby developer would command on the order of $75k.
by davidhansen 15y ago
Interesting, are you in NYC or the Bay Area? In our local market, a 7 year ruby developer would command on the order of $75k.
- jayferd 15y agoPlease note that given a salary of less than about 80K, you are entitled to overtime pay. See the law here: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=lab&group=00001-01000&file=500-558 http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=lab... (section 515.5), with 2011 and 2012 numbers here: http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/ComputerSoftware.pdf http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/ComputerSoftware.pdf EDIT: Forgot to mention, this is California law, so it only applies here in California. EDIT EDIT: I'm a programmer, not a lawyer. Do your own research and talk to your own lawyer before doing anything drastic, please.
- jrockway 15y agoWhat is your local market?
- davidhansen 15y agoOrange County, CA
- droithomme 15y agoSalaries in the LA basin and San Diego have been in a ghetto since forever, it's really well known. The theory is that there's a lot of surfers that will take a big salary hit to live near the So.Cal. beaches, so it has a permanent depressing effect on salaries. Maybe that's the reason, maybe not, but the fact is that people in LA with skills can instantly double their salary by moving to the Bay. Given the cost of living in the area, 70k for a senior developer is a nightmare for everyone, but the fact is there's no shortage of people willing to make the trade so it works for you guys and that is fine. There's a bit of a blowback though, because of the low salaries and beliefs they are normal, it's not the best place to start a company doing anything cutting edge that requires the top tier of talent, and that's why all the really cool stuff is still in the Bay and will probably always be there.