[Primus]

Seems this info is hard to find... But how much do programmers get paid?

I'd say top notch M$ coders get a nice a big check, but what about average coders pay?

Oh yeah, this is for a schoolwork.

[Bobboau]

depends, but from what I understand, $50,000 is a fairly safe bet.

[Gai Daigoji]

We pay our programmers:

£25,000 a year + benefits (Depending on exp it can be around £42,000)

Hope that helps

[Primus]

Thanks .

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by Primus
Seems this info is hard to find... But how much do programmers get paid?

I'd say top notch M$ coders get a nice a big check, but what about average coders pay?

Oh yeah, this is for a schoolwork.

Graduate level; £16-20k, except for London (which is about 18-25 due to higher living costs)

3 years exp; about £25-35k

[MatthewPapa]

Computer science majors straight out of UT or A&M (universities in texas) ususally get paid anywhere between 100k - 120k per year from what I understand. I would imagine that it increases as your experience and expertise in the field grows.

[Kamikaze]

http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcma.htm

That website lists wages for various jobs all over the US.

[CP5670]

Interesting link. Mathematicians in scientific R&D are listed at $104k starting, which sounds decent. Although I'm not sure how credible this is given that they seem to be mixing up physicists and physicians.

[Primus]

Yea, good link. Thanks all.

[aldo_14]

I wonder why US wages seem so much higher than in the UK for this field; is there a shortage of people or something?

[Descenterace]

I'm getting paid about £6.50 an hour for .NET development, which comes out at about £13000 per year. Thing is, mine's only really a holiday job, and I can't work more than about 10 hours a week during term.

[CP5670]

I wonder why US wages seem so much higher than in the UK for this field; is there a shortage of people or something?

They're falling around here from what I hear, as there is currently an excess supply of programmers from the '90s internet boom.

[Inquisitor]

I believe our starting people get 60ish (USD).

It depends on the person, the experience, and the location. Boston and NYC salaries tend to be higher because of the higher cost of living, for instance.

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by Descenterace
I'm getting paid about £6.50 an hour for .NET development, which comes out at about £13000 per year. Thing is, mine's only really a holiday job, and I can't work more than about 10 hours a week during term.

I think that's lowish, although it's likely due to the whole part time thing.  When I was working full-time, I was on £300 a week

I don't actually know how much I'm making (I'm working part time at the moment, 2 days a week), but it's barely above minimum wage at best.  The plus side is that, if the company gets the investment they're seeking, I've been promised a proper wage level, full time job.  And it's a good business area they're working in (i.e. they've got a really strong niche, in a rapidly growing field), so I'm hopeful I won't be in this position next year.

Of course, Scotland is really a better place for C/C++ programmers due to the games and embedded system industry, rather than Java.  Mea culpa, I s'pose; I was going to do an MSc with a sprinkling of C++ and some other variations on my degree, but there was no funding forthcoming.

[Bobboau]

Originally posted by Inquisitor
I believe our starting people get 60ish (USD).

hey, that's more than your paying me!
I demand you double my salary!

[Kazan]

I want to work for Inqui - that really is about twice my current salary

[vyper]

Originally posted by Inquisitor
I believe our starting people get 60ish (USD).

It depends on the person, the experience, and the location. Boston and NYC salaries tend to be higher because of the higher cost of living, for instance.

With what experience requirements?

[Inquisitor]

4 year degree.

[aldo_14]

Bloody hell.

  I want to work over there, then.  My cousin moved to Houston (obviously a different cost of living, but still); he sold his tiny wee 2 bedroom house in Airdrie and bought a monster house in Texas with a huge backyard and losts of bedrooms, with money spare.  It's kerayzee.... a £100k ($150-180k) would barely buy you a 2 floor flat in Glasgow.

[Inquisitor]

Housing in Boston is a wee bit more expensive than that.

You'd be lucky to get a "fixer upper" for 400k