Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ok these software developers making $150k plus how do you swing that? Are you managers or just some whiz with a niche speciality? I'm a java developer working for smaller defense vendors. What field is this in which commands such salaries?
I want to know too. Is this the norm?
no. they are yanking your chain.
see -
http://www.indeed.com/salary/q-Java-Developer-l-Virginia.html
we hire H1Bs for java developers with 2 to 6 years at 60 to 80K.
top salaries are in sv or for top clearances but these are rare and not the norm. People making that much are quickly replaced with younger people willing to work for less and more hours.
a good article on this is at -
http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2014/07/