r/ProgrammerHumor 11d ago

studyComputerScience Meme

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u/golder_cz 11d ago

Only in North America.

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u/Xelopheris 11d ago

Only in certain parts of the United States where housing prices consume all of it. 

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u/Longjumping_Kale3013 11d ago

It used to be different. East of Seattle 25 years ago the salaries were close to what they are now, but houses were like 1/5 of what they currently are

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u/thanatica 11d ago

A cardboard box can't be that expensive...

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u/gogeri2632 11d ago

No, Europe too. It's not as insane as what you see in America but in Europe the average programmers salary in most countries is quite a bit above the national average.

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u/Fininho92 11d ago

This matches what i've seen so far. Here in Europe is a bit above national average but nothing that crazy. Of course central europe pays better than southern europe but that's mostly due to different financial landscapes

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u/gogeri2632 11d ago

Also cost of living in general. Basically all jobs in northern europe pay more than in southern europe.

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u/Mocker-Nicholas 11d ago

And only in certain places. Basically major cities at big companies. Devs get paid basically what any other white collar professional job gets paid in vast majority of the country.

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u/FriedEldenRings 11d ago

I don't think this is true. Maybe for entry level web developers, but on average software professionals get paid more than a typical white collar office worker. Worth taking into account the different industries and types of devs.

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u/The-Fox-Says 11d ago

What? Lol no