Hey Sebastian, As an old guy who has negotiated a few raises in my time, here are my thoughts.
I think the 70-100k range for Senior Ruby Dev seems reasonable, but there is definitely a huge range of 'Senior' developers out there. I know of Ruby developers at the lower end of your range and also guys that earn significantly more than 100k at a full-time gig. Salaries depend a lot on the company who is signing the cheque. Programmers will usually take a bit less cash to work for a cool company on a cool project. Most companies using Rails aren't your typical corporate hell-holes from what I can see. Despite what you say, I think the city you are living in is a factor. I live in Melbourne and I know that guys working in Sydney generally get paid a bit more. They also have higher living costs, so I can't hold a grudge. When working out a fair rate a company would look a company would try to guess what it would cost to replace you, and that would generally mean hiring another local. When deciding if you yourself are getting a fair deal, you would have to find out what other employers would be willing to pay. If you don't mind moving states for a better paycheck, that is your choice, but many people wouldn't want that hassle. If you are a single and mobile guy, then maybe better salaries in other cities might be tempting. Also, I think your current salary is also a factor. If you are on $50k now (for example), I would be astonished if you got a bump to $100k unless you are seriously undervalued at the moment. A 20-30% bump for a promotion would be more normal - much more than a standard pay review. All of this of course depends on how much you have been wowing your bosses lately. I'm sure some other guys will have some opinions on this. Clinton On Apr 3, 7:18 pm, Sebastian von Conrad <sebastian.von.con...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello RoRO, > > Been lurking here for a while and thought this might be an ideal place > to ask a question that's been on my mind for some time. > > A couple of weeks from now, I'm getting promoted to a senior developer > position within my company. In the past six months, I've moved from > being an indian in the development team to being its chieftain, and > I'm going to get a title to go with the additional responsibilities. > > With the promotion comes a salary increase as well, and it's here > where my question is. > > I don't know what the going rate for senior developers in Australia > is, salary-wise. > > I have only lived here for a little more than a year, and this is my > first gig. Naturally, I'd like to make sure that my salary is > competitive with the market, so I'd appreciate any feedback from > employers and employees alike with regards to this. > > Locality doesn't really matter. We're a company with offices in > various cities, and our salaries shouldn't really depend on where in > Australia I work. My current salary shouldn't be a factor, either, as > it's a very different position and a lot has changed in the company > and the team since I started. > > The few job opportunities that have salary ranges here *seem* to > indicate that somewhere around 70-100K per year would be normal, but > I'd love to have as much info from as many sources as possible. That > way, I can make sure I have some leverage when I talk to my boss(es) > about it. > > Best, > Sebastian -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to rails-ocea...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.
