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aetherson
on Nov 29, 2012
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The Myth of American Meritocracy
"Most programmers" are not in the top 5%. For example:
http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Software_Engineer_%2...
randomdata
on Nov 29, 2012
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Top 5% starts at around $80,000 per year. I've read from many sources that the average developer earns $92,000 per year.
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