[mikedelfino]

What does it take to land a six-figure coding job? The $10k reward alone is nearly half of my annual income. I have no idea how good you have to be to earn that much.

[alabastervlog]

$75k is basically entry level right out of college, in one of the weaker (like, 3rd tier city) markets in the US. Straight salary, not counting benefits.

Child care and health care are really expensive, though, and can burn a surprising amount of that in a hurry. Even in “lesser” markets where housing’s within reach of someone making that much, healthcare and child care can hurt the ol’ pocket book.

Entry level in hotter cities will be over $100k, and the lower end of mid-tier in weaker cities will be over $100k.

You don’t have to be good at all, the handful of truly-bad developers I’ve met seem to do fine.

[ZeWaka]

Depends on the company. If you're going for FAANG-ish, it's pretty competitive.

Plenty of tech companies that aren't The Big Ones that will pay those salaries though, even in non-HCOL areas (in the US).

[t-writescode]

If you're making $20k / year as a software developer in any part of:

  * The United States (80k - 300k USD)
  * Europe (50k - 90k Euro)
  * Canada (70 - 120 CAD)

You're being paid wildly below market rate and should start looking for a job immediately.

[thfuran]

>Europe (50k - 90k Euro)

Northern and western Europe, maybe.

[Sohcahtoa82]

You're leaving out two very critical data points:

1. Where you live

2. What your current job is

Landing a 6-figure job requires either merely living in the Bay area, or finding a remote job with ~5 years experience.

[thfuran]

Pretty much just being in the US.