58% OF RESPONDENTS classified themselves as software
developers or software engineers; their median salary is
around $71K. When salaries are ranked by role, data scientist/
analyst is at the bottom:
$84K Consultant (3% of respondents)
$75K UX/Design (2% of respondents)
$72K Other (5% of respondents)
$71K Software engineer (58% of respondents)
$70K Data scientist/analyst (5% of respondents)
It seems strange that people in Consultant and UX/Design
roles make more than software developers/engineers. This
is probably due to the small number of respondents in these
roles. Given more respondents, there would be a broader spectrum of possible salaries, and more companies and tasks
represented, which would give us a better picture of the real
salary levels.
As we move up the hierarchy, those with C-level titles (CTO,
CIO, etc.) are paid a median
salary of $102K, architect/technical
leads make around $104K,
and VPs/directors earn around
$140K.
Software engineer/developer
was the role the largest percentage
of students identified
as. Their median salary was
$35K, half what their non-student
counterparts are paid. Not
surprisingly, there were no VP or C-level respondents in the
student group, and only 6% listed themselves a technical lead
(compared to 14% of non-students).
Note
It seems strange that people
in Consultant and UX/Design
roles make more than
software developers/engineers.
Meetings
A lucky 3% of respondents don’t attend meetings, ...
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