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0 pointskayodelycaon4y ago0 comments

Probably closer to 1.5 people in the US. Unless they have some means of getting health insurance for free and not paying taxes on their income.

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micromacrofoot4y ago· 1 in thread

and that’s borderline, a seasoned dev can find better offers at that rate… and with more benefits

senior devs easily cost a company $200k between taxes, insurance, and benefits

kayodelycaonOP4y ago

Yup. I was assuming $200k total cost for a senior developer in the Midwest. If you want someone on the West coast, you’re easily looking at $300k for just the salary due to the cost of living being more than double.

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