OECD predicts Canada will be the worst performing advanced economy over the next decade…and the three decades after that

You think a new grad with zero experience should be paid more? You clearly don't understand how many variables are considered when offering a salary to someone, which include cost of living, and availability of talent.

The 25th % in the US for a software developer is $97,250, and the 95th % is at $165,000. That means that 25% of software developer salaries are below $97,250 USD.

The US national starting salary varies by location in the US. That means that there are cities in the US which are as much as 28% (El Paso, TX) below the national starting salary and 40.5% (NYC, NY) above the national starting salary average.

That means that someone in El Paso, Texas at the 25th % is getting paid 28% less than the average.

The average salary in the US as a whole is $83,082 USD, and Canada is $72,412 USD.

Canada comes in second in the world for the best paid developers, after the US. The Ukraine averages $28,184 USD.

If you think working at Facebook, Google, Apple, Microsoft, etc. is a dream, go talk with some former employees.

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