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Salaries of $125/yr were turned down. They were looking in the range of $150-175/yr. They where in areas where the $125/yr was equivalent to $75k/yr. We were looking at experienced developers only.

As I said elsewhere, we had a developer poached from Google for $250k.

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> They were in areas where the $125/yr was equivalent to $75k/yr. We were looking at experienced developers only.

It sounds like you offered $75k a year [which you calculated as equivalent to a $125k/year offer for their location].

I'd turn that down too. People try to pull that adjustment trick on me all the time when I was looking to relocate, I'd go up there and they'd give me a number the day after I got home and I'd be like "...that isn't equivalent at all." and then politely decline.

Just fyi, maybe I misunderstood.

No, I offered $125k.

Thanks for the data!

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