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You dropped off the "non" part of that. It's the non-Unicorn software companies easily paying $120k for a seasoned software developer in the US.

Also, I noticed where our sources diverged. I was looking at household income. My bad.

> which is already way above even the EU for dev salaries

Maybe they're underpaid.

Either way, I was responding to the idea that only a FAANG salary would cost an employer $20k/mo. For US software developer jobs, it can easily hit that without being in FAANG-tier or unicorn startup level companies. Tons of mid-sized low-key software companies you've never heard of pay $120k+ for software devs in the US.

The median software developer in Texas makes >$130k/yr. Think that's all just Facebook and Apple and silicon valley VC funded startup software devs? Similar story in Ohio, is that a place loaded with unicorn software startups? Those median salaries in those markets probably cost their employer around $20k/mo.

https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Senior-Software-Engine...

https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Senior-Software-Engine...






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