Black95GTS
Active Member
damnn..congrates......$$$$$
Thanks, it sounds like a lot but you have to consider some things:
1 - If I didn't make that much I could never pay off student loans, afford a vehicle, or even live in something other then a tiny studio apartment.
2 - Pay is all about location. My office is 5 minutes from Boston. Anyone working in a city will make more then people in suburbs, almost with exception. Boston is super expensive to live in. In order to attract engineers, most of whom go to school in cities, then you have to pay enough so that people can support themselves.
3 - I negotiated like a mad man when I changed jobs in Feb '07. I had three offers and played three different companies off each other. I am fortunate enough that there is such a demand for EEs that I was able to do this.
4 - I don't work 40 hour weeks, more like 50-55.
Adam