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These seem higher than most of my colleagues straight out of very reputable CS degree programs.

This doesn't make much sense since it appears most of these a/A (App Academy) finishers don't have relevant work experience and degrees.

It looks like App Academy really helps its participants negotiate salary and interview well. A few people have fairly senior titles. The reason for that isn't apparent.

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Yeah, the senior titles for people with 1 or 1.5 years out of bootcamp don't make any sense at all, and cast doubt on the validity of the data. Come on, we've all worked with smart people that are a year or two in to being a developer, and you can't label them "senior" no matter how smart they are.

Is it possible that someone from one or more bootcamps is fluffing the data, knowing that it will get posted on HN?

Eh, if you're one of the few devs at a startup it's easy to get a "senior" title. It comes down to responsibility. Now whether any sane startup should be HIRING as one of their primary devs a recent grad is another question entirely.

If you don't mind me asking for more detail, where are your colleagues getting offers from, and what kind of offers are they actually getting?

The same cohort of companies in this form.

State schools averaging below $100k.

Prestigious private and fancy public (UC system) averaging $115k, for new grads.

SF Bay Area.

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