Yeah, sorry, I guess I assumed that it was known the cost of living was higher in the bigger cities, thus justifying the increase in salary.
I will say one thing for being a Java developer -- the starting pay, while fair, is not extremely high. But as you become more and more experienced, and have a proven track record, the pay range can scale up pretty fast. I know some good 5-8 year guys who can make 75-100k, with 10+ year architects being 100k+ -- YMMV. -----Original Message----- From: Gus Heck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 2:10 PM To: OJB Users List Subject: Re: [OFF-TOPIC] JAVA JOB QUESTIONs Clute, Andrew wrote: >Depends on where in the country you want to live. > >In the Midwest, I usually see (and hire) junior level guys in the >40-55k range. > >If you can find a job on either of the coasts (NYC,SF,Boston) you are >looking at probably another 15% on top of that. > > > But the cost of living is at least 15% higher too unless you commute over an hour a day. I'm in the lower half of that range and about 50% of my income (after taxes) goes to rent and utilities. I do get very good benefits however. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Tiago Henrique Costa Rodrigues Alves >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 2:29 PM >To: OJB Users List (E-mail) >Subject: [OFF-TOPIC] JAVA JOB QUESTIONs > > >Hi, > >I am wondering, how much an ordinary Java/JSP developer with 2 years >experience can make a year? ( Minimal / USA ) > >Tiago Henrique C. R. Alves > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
