u/buttholewax wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
How many people are actually applying for jobs the correct way and reaching out to CodeSmith for help? How many are using their hiring groups? Also they break down the data more than just one median salary. So if someone is just taking the median salary that’s on them. And you ca
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
Yeah I totally think the percentages are very clear and the 20% under $110K and 20% over $140K is a lot more interesting than the median in the middle but I meet a lot of people who almost always say "but Codesmith grads make $125K" and the data, which is very different from all other programs that report, looks more to me like people with experience have made $140K+ (which is actually market rate a mid-tier companies for people with experience) and people with no experience tend to make under $110K. Most people in this Reddit have no experience, but they believe they will make $125K. I wish they had data for experienced and non-experienced people but that's not part of CIRR.