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That might be true, but this is probably the beginning of sharply declining developer salaries. If you're going remote, a developer in California is going to be competing with devleopers in Kansas, not to mention overseas. The era of people fresh out of a developer bootcamp getting six figure salaries is all but done.

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this is probably the beginning of sharply declining developer salaries

That might well be true for FAANG-sized companies. Those businesses will pay start to pay less if they start embracing remote working (although right now they seem to be pushing for people to return to the office). It is not true for the rest of the IT world though. When developers can get remote jobs they're free to work for the highest paying company rather than whatever local IT industry there is. That pushes wages up if you're in Bumsville Idaho. Not to six-figures-for-a-junior levels, sure, but far more than you could earn before.

Overall I strongly suspect remote work will lead to developers earning more over the whole industry even if peak Bay Area wages drop a lot. Sucks if you work in the Bay I guess, and it sucks even more if you're a Bay Area landlord, but for the rest of us it's going to be awesome.

Besides for entry-level positions, there's still huge shortages of software engineers. There's no reason to expect the secular technology trends of the past 30 years, software eating the world, to suddenly reverse just because of one business cycle. Becoming a good software engineer is probably equally as difficult as becoming a good doctor, attorney, accountant or corporate manager. So low-to-mid six figures seems like a floor.

My company pays SF-payscale salaries no matter where the employee lives. That's how we attract and retain the best talent.

I’m happy for you. Let’s talk in 3 years.

May I dare to ask how profitable your company is at the moment and how sustainable their business model is ? I hope we are not talking some of those NFT thingy where money apparently appears out of thin air and disappears as quickly as it showed up.

I'm happy for you. Let's talk right now if you're hiring.

https://recurforever.com/

I don't believe it. There is always a catch. Can you share any job descriptions if possible ?

EDIT: There you go. I found one job description that says "Remote anywhere in US". It doesn't say anywhere in the world:

https://boards.greenhouse.io/recur/jobs/4171929004

I also found examples of hiring remote but specifically in Asia Pacific. Are you saying those people are getting paid SF level salary ?

https://boards.greenhouse.io/recur/jobs/4625482004

For now.

I live in a town where the primary industry is resource extraction. There are some software development jobs but they pay a pittance relative to remote work. I see many of my peers in my area working remotely (alongside myself) for this reason. I expect that local salaries will have to be increased or those local jobs will become stepping stones for new grads to transition to remote work eventually.

So, maybe big city folks will see their wages stagnate, but for those of us out in "Kansas" it's a dream.

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