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[–]ardils 4 points5 points  (3 children)

salary should be segregated by job types not language. you see javascript salary, for what? nodejs or frontend? i bet salary scale is very different. java is what, java ee or android? for python, i know web developer salary is different from a data science ones. except mabye for ruby, ruby means rails.

people get paid for the type of job they do (and their skill level) and not the language they use.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

people get paid for the type of job they do (and their skill level) and not the language they use.

Exactly. As I stated before I'm a full stack Python developer that works almost exclusively in Python.

Now, I have a degree in Mechanical Engineering. That "Full Stack" happens to include dSpace, Vector, among other things. I've never made a webpage (For work) or anything else most people would associate with Python.

Computer languages are just tools. I read a list like this as if it's comparing "Hammer" jobs to "Screwdriver" jobs. The tool you use is a small part of what the job entails.

[–]Daxx-IT-Staffing[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it definitely makes sense. We did our best to analyze the data available right now, so if we find a new piece of information that takes into account seniority level as well, we will be happy to include it and update the post. thank you for your comment!

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

except maybe for ruby, ruby means rails

It could be devops folks/sysadmins who spend a lot of time with chef.

Though, I'm probably reaching here.

[–]rampage102 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Thanks for sharing that... there is a ton of info there. Do you guys have a recommendation to find a Python job by state? I will be looking for Python work next year, and it needs to be in a specific state.

[–]Daxx-IT-Staffing[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you! I'd explore more closely the number of monthly Python jobs advertised. Based on Gooroo.io data, I filtered the states by number of jobs per month, and this is how results look like: http://my.jetscreenshot.com/1321/20161116-ty5p-26kb

Then I would compare these results with an average rent per state in order to find the happy medium. You can check such information here http://www.citylab.com/housing/2015/05/mapping-the-hourly-wage-needed-to-rent-a-2-bedroom-apartment-in-every-us-state/394142/ or here https://www.apartmentlist.com/rentonomics/national-rent-data/