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Tech Salaries Had Biggest Year-Over-Year Leap In 2015 (dice.com)
Nerval's Lobster writes: Average technology salaries in the U.S. saw the biggest year-over-year leap ever, up 7.7 percent to $96,370 annually, according to Dice's new survey data. Bonuses and contract rates also rose from 2014, and tech salaries in seven metro areas reached six-figures for the first time since the survey began more than a decade ago. Contract workers saw a rise (5%) in hourly compensation, with contractors earning $70.26 per hour. Other Websites have shown similarly high salaries for tech professionals; Glassdoor, for example, called data scientist the best job in America, with an average salary of $116,840 and bountiful job prospects. But while everything might seem great on a macro level, that doesn't mean tech workers don't face their share of stagnant salaries, brutal workplaces, and annoying managers.
What's the difference when the cost of living is spiraling out of control where the majority of tech workers live? Also, how can I be sure you haven't included in that figure gaslighting asshole managers who contribute nothing but stress, confusion, bullshit, a profusion of buzzwords, and the sexual harassment and discrimination that's chasing women out of the field in spite of the best efforts of people who come here and to the red site?
Sorry, Dice. You're not fooling anybody here. Getting into tech now is a fool's errand. You're better off flipping burgers. Nobody's ever called me a sexist for making a good burger.
Just get it over with and sell the damned site already.