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Will real 75th percentile software engineer comp be higher than today in 2025 in the US
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Current pay: 210k

https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/san-francisco-bay-area

I will adjust for inflation using standard sources of inflation data.

Question resolves YES if the above datasource, or a comperable one, is higher than today's value adjusted for inflation by the end of 2025 PST.

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@creator resolves as yes

There is some arb between this market and the other markets in the programmer automation club, I suspect.

Your question says "in the us" but the link goes to the bay area specifically

predictedYES

https://noahpinion.substack.com/p/are-tech-workers-going-to-be-paid

wow those are some high salaries

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