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The $200,000 Software Developer

itwbennett writes "You can make a decent living as a software developer, and if you were lucky enough to get hired at a pre-IPO tech phenom, you can even get rich at it. But set your sights above the average and below Scrooge McDuck and you won't find many developers in that salary range. In fact, the number of developers earning $200,000 and above is under 10%, writes blogger Phil Johnson who looked at salary data from Glassdoor, Salary.com and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. How does your salary rate? What's your advice for earning the big bucks?"

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  1. NSA by seyyah · · Score: 4, Funny

    I hear an NSA contractor has an opening in Hawaii. Pays $200,000.

    1. Re:NSA by PPH · · Score: 4, Funny

      But you have to factor in the cost of living in Hawaii with a summer home in Hong Kong.

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  2. Re:What's your advice for earning the big bucks? by gman003 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think step 2 is kind of unnecessary once you've developed time travel.

  3. Re:Forget $200k... by BonThomme · · Score: 3, Funny

    you know you can get free versions of all of those?

  4. Re:Wanna earn $200K+? Two words... by Minwee · · Score: 4, Funny

    They do, but that stuff's made in New York City.

  5. Re:Wanna earn $200K+? Two words... by AuralityKev · · Score: 5, Funny

    New York CITY?! ... Get a rope.

  6. Re:Wanna earn $200K+? Two words... by cp5i6 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sounds like someone's bitter about flunking the interview.

    Because, you know, it's everyone else, not you.

  7. Re:Wanna earn $200K+? Two words... by GodfatherofSoul · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's all interesting and stuff, but I'd like to hear more about the hot secretary.

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