Ask HN: Should I Negotiate?
I'm a frontend dev with 5-10 years exp, fully capable of working independently and as part of team, living in Vancouver, BC for a number of years. The company I've been contracting for was recently bought out by a massive multinational that has an office here, and they offered me $105k base + benefits to continue as an employee. I think I have a sense of the local market, and want to judge my own skills appropriately, but the interview grind is absurd and I don't have that much money in the bank. If you're in Van, does that seem low to you? I've also made more than this locally in previous years, so I have that context, but how bad is it out there?
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Would be low in that area for a traditional engineer (not developer) with 10 years of experience. For 5 years, it probably makes more sense in this economy and that area.
Not exactly what you're looking for, but I hope it helps. I'd say the average IT person or programmer tracks well with engineers. On the high end, I'd say developers can make a lot more (i.e. Facebook, Google, Amazon...etc).
Not exactly what you're looking for, but I hope it helps. I'd say the average IT person or programmer tracks well with engineers. On the high end, I'd say developers can make a lot more (i.e. Facebook, Google, Amazon...etc).
> 5-10 yrs exp
Which is it 5 or 10? If 5 that number is probably reasonable. If 10, maybe not.
Which is it 5 or 10? If 5 that number is probably reasonable. If 10, maybe not.
It depends how you measure it. 5 or 6 measures strictly as full-time in the specific discipline of frontend development, closer to 10 in general software dev with varying time commitments
What would you need to make to not shop around for 1yr? Counter to that.