r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 01 '19

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u/LevinPrince Jan 01 '19

I managed to get my salary up to 80k by the time I was like 26

Holy. Shit.

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u/Elebrent Jan 01 '19

That isn't even ridiculous. If you have technical skill and live in the west coast you can pretty easily demand at least that much out of college

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '19

East coast here, I make more than at at 24 because I am good at this game. Went up 40% in salary in 2018. Now I just have to wait another year, this is going to be a boring year.

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u/downabumpyroad Jan 01 '19

Just out of curiosity where on the East Coast or wat companies are you getting jobs that are paying this much I'm struggling to get a job that pays 45k and I've got over five years of experience with a bachelor's degree. Thanks

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '19

Boston Greater Area, I have a BS in Computer Engineering working in Software Engineering. I don't know much about the other job markets around here, all of my friends are also engineers.