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Salary.com reports for Software Engineers in Orange County, CA for Jul 2003

Software
Engineer		 Years of
Experience		 25th-50th-75th
%tiles in $K
I 0-2 51-57-64
II 2-4 56-59-66
III 4-6 71-81-92
IV 6-8 82-91-101
V 8-10 90-99-109
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports for Software Engineers in the Orange County, CA MSA in 2002
Software
Engineer		 25th-50th-75th
%tiles in $K
Applications 64-77-95
Systems 65-82-99

For contracting, the Jobhunters Bible suggests full benefits amount to as much as salary, a factor of 2, that is $80k is $80/hr, $100k is $100/hr. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports compensation averages 72% salary and 28% benefits, or a factor of 1.4, that is $80k is $53/hr, $100k is $67/hr. In my experience, contracting provides no benefits, or a factor of 1.0, that is $80k is $38/hr, $100k is $48/hr. As away expenses run at least $25/hr, it is not economic to work away from home.

 

 

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