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leros
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It takes $420k per year to run Lichess
For reference $420k is about the cost of 2 employees at a typical tech company.
_fnqu
on Jan 16, 2022
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Which typical tech company outside of Silicon Valley would that be? I’ve never seen wages at $210k for a „typical tech company“
graton
on Jan 16, 2022
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A rough estimate is that the cost of an employee is 1.25x - 1.4x the salary of an employee in the US. With health insurance, Social Security taxes, 401K matching, office expenses, and more.
blip54321
on Jan 17, 2022
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That seems exceedingly low. I've generally seen 2x. It's a bit less than that as salary goes up, but I can't imagine hitting 1.25x.
jlack
on Jan 16, 2022
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An employee costs more than just their salary.
dijonman2
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My company isn’t based out of SV, we pay 130-220k base depending on team and experience. Senior devs are 200k+
yurishimo
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Hey, it’s me, your future employee!
piafraus
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In Silicon Valley that would be a salary of a single engineer.
doopy1
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The cost of an employee is much higher than just the wages you pay them.
nojito
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Wages are just part of the total cost of a employee.
vultour
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About 8 tech employees where I am in Europe. And that's after all the additional costs apart from salary.
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