Re:Depends on specialization and responsibilities (Score 1)

This is all very ridiculous and offensive. I started at 45K on a job with a startup about three years ago. I was very determined and did not stop looking for a job until I found one. Fast forward three years to today. My salary is over 150K a year in the Midwest, where the cost of living is much much lower than the coast . It takes a certain mindset to be a successful software developer. One must be determined, motivated, participate deeply in the community, take risks when they present themselves, always be eager to learn and try new things, and once again - be determined. It is not easy money, not everyone can do it, and it is one of the few fields that you are almost always utilized 100% or more. Those who think its not good money are either not intelligent enough to do it or are not determined enough to REALLY try. Oh and by the way, I'm still not finished with school and I mostly write web apps. Try again.