How Much Money do Programmers Really Make?

Posted by Cliff on Tuesday September 6, 2005 @12:04PM from the gross-and-net-worth dept.

bigman2003 asks: "ADTmag.com recently released a list of average salaries for IT workers. Usually when I see these lists, I find out that I am grossly below the average salary. But this time I was very surprised to see that I am actually above the average! This is partly because of a recent raise, but it is also because the numbers quoted in this survey are lower than what I've seen the past from other surveys. This report quotes about $56,000 for the average application developer. I am a web developer (sure, laugh all you want) and I wanted to know specifically: How much are other web developers were making? And- How many hours a week does it take you to make it?"

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Re:how much am I payed? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-09-06 12:25 · Score: 5, Funny

Not to be harsh, but learning to spell words like "paid" correctly could probably increase your chances of getting a raise.
Sure, everyone knows what you mean, but in this world you can't just be competent, you have to be seen to be competent.
Simple formula by Average_Joe_Sixpack · 2005-09-06 12:35 · Score: 5, Funny

If you quit and are begged/pleaded with to return and are offered a raise then you were being under-paid.

If you quit and leave with a pat on the back then you were being over-paid.

(... bottom line you are just a serf that will live a boring-unimportant-debt-filled life and most likely will welcome death after 30)