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Just adding some thoughts here. Some of it r obviously exaggerated somewhat; however, taxes are real. Rent is slightly exaggerated becuz u can choose to live in a cheaper place. U have a choice on how much u contribute to 401k too, but many people maximize it when their employers match. U obviously have control over the type of car u get as well. I guess my point is that a Software Engineer’s life with a six-figure salary isn’t as luxurious as many people think; it’s not bad, but it’s definitely not abundant either. And as many pointed out, wait til u get married + children in a place where shitty run-down homes cost more than several times your entire compensation combined PRE-tax shrug 🤷
P.S. Companies will adjust your compensation according to the cost of living in the area you live. In other words, working remotely in a different state/country will not get you the same salary nor guarantee more dollars in your pocket; it’s not as simple as that.
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I'm a software engineer in the midwest, where the cost of living is a lot lower. Before I paid off my house, my mortgage payment was about $1000/month. My utilities were around $400/month, and groceries/eating out was around $500/month. So a software engineering job paying $120K in the mid-west ends up looking something like:
10,000.00+ salary
2,500.00- taxes
1,000.00- mortgage
1,700.00- 401K
500.00- car loan
400.00- student loan
400.00- utilities
500.00- groceries, eating out, etc.
Remaining balance: $3000
Though to be honest, $120K in the midwest is a mid to senior level salary, so if you're starting out you're probably looking at something more like:
7,000.00+ salary
1,100.00- taxes
1,000.00- mortgage
1,700.00- 401K
500.00- car loan
400.00- student loan
400.00- utilities
500.00- groceries, eating out, etc.
Remaining Balance: $1400
"it’s not bad, but it’s definitely not abundant either." not for you because you waste all your money.
@@MyBinaryLife that’s not me tho lol
The fact that there is still 1000 left over after all expenses still means you are doing pretty well
Yeah, except for the fact you'll never own a house and are virtually uncovered in the event of any major emergency.
Literally fuck this
I'm 95% of the way to buying a home Depot shack and putting it on 40 acres of woodland with a bunch of fluffy chickens. Society can go fuck itself
In my area housing has gone up 37 times since 1980 (on a virtually unchanged house). Which means at 120k a year I'm making minimum wage in real estate terms. Talk about shadow stats
Legit mag dumping the next boomer to call me privileged
As a programmer, if you work hard enough you can’t live over 60.
My thoughts exactly. XD
I would probably died before use that money
Damn. Guess I'll just have to continue in slavery till 60 so my kids can get some pocket money.
Why is that?
@@dalagamble3164 Sitting all day, eating unhealthy to get more work in since it's a mentally demanding job which is often helped by sugar and caffeine, and it's also high stress especially if you handle customer requirements directly.
Heart attacks are significantly higher than average among software engineers.
This video needs to be played at *EVERY high school and Freshman College class* . Learning how money works & the horrors of living independenly is something we ALL wish we prepped better for
True, but I would add a lot of emphasis on the importance of saving for retirement (as having no savings will lead to a terrible death), purchasing an economical used car instead of leasing a new one, and saving to eventually purchase a house. Ownership of your house and car while saving for retirement greatly compounds your liquid assets for your future. Money spent paying back loans or rent is giving away money that you will never see again.
@@captaiawesome2260 it's tried and tested all over the western world. Pay off high interest rate loans quickly (or don't get them in the first place), buy property to live in, and save early for retirement.
Your 20s and 30s is generally when you have the most disposable income, before kids and spouses soak it up.
@@captaiawesome2260 retirement date is a factor or savings rate. 64% savings piled into investments and you’ll be free in a very short time.
And forget the 401k stack up condo or townhome rentals and don’t fear trading them up over the years and before any significant repairs or HOA assessments.
Rentals immediately boost your income and are inflation proof. It also leads you to commercial real estate. Buying in very densely populated areas.
Do I hear a call for Mr Money Mustache
LOL - they have no IDEA
As a former mechanical engineer at Microsoft being paid 70k for two years experience for solving complex problems in Chicago I definitely understand this 😭
Did you quit software to become a trucker driver?>>> TruckerLee???
@@chef_rg.2 yes sir I’m a heavy hauler
@@sonofatlas1372 that's funny, because I'm thinking of doing the opposite, from truck driver to developer
@@chef_rg.2 nothing wrong with that man if I were you I’d go computer science first it’ll break it down better before jumping into the material coding will be awesome.
@@sonofatlas1372 Kool.... 👍🏾👍🏾 I'll look into that, thanks
This is why remote work is a blessing.
Example: Seattle salary, but Kentucky cost of living!
But then you have to live in kentucky
Many companies will pay remote workers the market rate for where you live. So if you live in Kentucky, you won't get that swanky Seattle salary :)
@@Dreamwriter4242 that’s not a company I wanna work for 😀
@@collegeinvestor7095 Almost no established company will pay you Seattle salary if you are working remotely. They will pay an alright or good Kentucky salary. If you don't want to work for such companies, then all you are left with are companies that were born very recently, and founders of some of those companies might be against inequity in pay, but can't spare much anyway because they are startups with very little financial backup.
@@aldrinmathew lol no, if you are a top developer you are the boss mate, you can work remote and get a top salary.
Dude. After all expenses and while living in Seattle with a maxed out 401k you have over 1k left a month. You're doing fucking great.
He also counts it AFTER eating out (and, I assume, some other entertainment). The dude lives in a nice place, has ALL his expenses and debts covered, and is left with quite a sum to do whatever with each month.
lol!
Until a major health issue comes up
@@kingwarrior5028 nonsense, software engineers get some of the best health insurance
@@theendurance True this
The "Welcome to Seattle" really hit hard lol. Thanfully I am fully remote now and moving somewhere else!
Nice!
Seattle and Bay area are the only 2 known places for high income in the tech industry. The only difference is that there's no income tax in Washington and overall tax rates are lower compared to California. Houses are also cheaper compared to California
As a programmer from a 3rd world country who is working at a local company, $300 is what you get as a salary and around 5 to 10 dollars is what you left with every month if you spent less. Seriously, the more I grew up, the more I wish to be born in a better country.
Where do you live?
@@rayyy1027 Myanmar. Very hard to make a living with Software Development
@@KaungPyaeSoneAung123 stay strong and do your best, Myanmar is developping and may become powerful soon. It's a bit similar in Algeria 🇩🇿 (500$, rarely more) but i success to go in France where salary are way higher (at least 2500$ for a software engineer)
@@rayyy1027 Did you learn french. I'm also planning to move to Thailand. Doing remote is not okay since they would offer you only half of what they usually pay
Hello fellow Burman. Good luck escaping.
Now imagine you had a job making way less than 120K/yr and no stock based compensation.
Literally, if software developers aren’t happy, think about people who actually do work that pays 1/3 what was talked about here.
@@billybob7177 Let us complain from our privilage
I get less than 120K and no stocks but in Maryland so much cheaper than Seattle so balances out lol
Imagine not living in Seattle or having a $500 car payment
He didn’t even include car insurance. It could be 600 a month in some places *cries in nyc*
Damn. Alexa explained RSU break down better than actual companies 😂. Love all the little details in the background of the video!
Actual companies won't explain RSU to you cause the truth is ugly. And no one want you to know the truth lol
News flash, Alexa works for amazon
Big reason why I like ISOs. You put money in to buy the shares --> not much else to it. RSUs --> gets more complicated with your income tax.
@@herropreaseherro7870 Which ironically has the worst RSU vesting schedule where you don't see any of your stock until the 3rd and 4th year.
The RSU breakdown was a bit misleading, most firms will have a 1 year cliff so you get nothing until your 2nd year (the graphs on the screen actually showed that). So ironically this offer that had Y1 vesting is actually *really good*!
Source: ex-FANG employee :)
This video was very informative. I appreciate the content. Real eye opener for me.
I really felt this one bruh. Great vid
This is not software engineer salary. This is American cost of living.
How can you not find a place less than 3 grand a month to live in lol
SE salary in Europe is like ~40-60k year.
Cost of living in big cities is only slightly lower.
Taxes are near 50%
Lots of things, such as cars and electronics are actually more expensive.
If you can become smart enough to become a software engineer you should also have the smarts to look at literally any house around 30min away from any major city and you will get nice housing. I live 40 min from Chicago on 0.4 acres 3 bedroom 2 bath for 234,0000 at around 1500 monthly payment. Move a couple hours further away from here for the same price you can get a slightly bigger house on 5 acres with an absolutely huge metal garage you can run a business out of with 2 ponds in your yard.
@@TheLuxorProductions 4 bedroom house and u only have to pay 500€ a month in italy its where i live bruh
@@seuduxi6807 yes but as a junior we are paid at best 1800€ net of taxes per month, so if you subtract the 500€ that you pay in taxes you have 1300€ left, and that is if you are fortunate enough to have found a good paying job outside a major city because otherwise your rent and expenses will skyrocket.
You also have to account for the fact that our IT job market is absolute garbage compared to the US one BUT we have a lot more security (it's basically impossible to fire an employee and we don't have the necessity to pay for health insurance).
Personally my goal is to work in Switzerland (Zurich) after my master degree in IT and finance
That's one informative video. Great job.
Thank you for another great video
This aint even bad at all, you got $1400 after all your expenses + savings + groceries and eating out
Kekw, you can improve your life quality and lower your expenses if you go to Georgia... *the country*
Yeah but it didn’t mention rent nor a mortgage, so unless he’s living in mommy’s basement it’s not that great lol
@@garden0fstone736 yah that was deducting 3k for rent ha
@@garden0fstone736 yes it did
@@MalignSociety gahdamn
You can make a lot…but I ultimately moved from away from being a SWE to a PM after my one manager said I “should eat, sleep, and breathe for my job” at The Big G. There is so much burnout, that it is honestly better to find something else to do if software engineering isn’t your absolute passion. I mean, look at all the CZcamsrs who WERE software engineers, but gave that up to do CZcams.
What’s a PM?
Program Manager
Yeah, why would CZcams have so many people who dedicate themselves to making a CZcams channel HMMMMMM must be because all hundreds of thousands of programmers hate their job, no other explanation exists.
Don’t be a little bitch
They gave it up cause everyone started supporting them on CZcams not everyone has that luxury or luck to get thousands of views and subscribers.
This hit hard and was very insightful
I love your videos! You are hilarious! lol. Definitely entertaining to watch. 😂
XD
Wait but that’s still a good amount of money to have left over each month. I mean considering that you said this dude is living in a one bedroom in downtown Seattle, maxing out his 401k, and eating out regularly. Most people would kill to be left over with $1400 per month. Especially considering this is supposed to be an “entry level” swe salary at big tech.
exactly
@@ezekiel0606 Right, the vid is like why do i have no savings after putting money away for my savings and accounting for leisure activities, my car and my hella nice appartment (3-4K a month in Seattle is by no means slumming it)?
that isn't really an entry level salary.... the only reason it seems like it is a lot is because Seattle has an a higher cost of living. A normal STEM degree gets you about 50-60k in most of the country. In CA, WA, NY it is about 100k because rent there is 3x more. Don't move to these states unless you not planning to ever settle down because you won't be able to afford a down payment on a house in these places.
@@Nathan-en9dn Plenty of people settle down in Seattle, especially if youre a senior dev at Amazon, Microsoft, or a senior engineer at Boeing you should be good. Keep in mind there is a massive suburban area and most commutes are 30 min+
@@vkd8721 You just said senior position... If you get a senior position anywhere you can settle down. A entry position in those places isn't worth it.
This video is really well made, you learn and laugh at the same time
And you also get to cry about your 6 figure vanishing into dust.😊
@@ManipulateHavoc I have never had a corporate job as a software developer.
Loved this great work 👌👌👌
if you can pay for all your expenses and live in a nice apartment in Seattle with $1000 left over every single month and you have a 401k and stock dividends coming four times a year I think you're doing pretty fucking good
Best video ever for salary explanation!
Very clear explanation and very nice new setup!
quite literally perfect video, i'm going into computer science and live in Seattle... this gives a lot of information that I wouldn't have understood fully otherwise, thank you
this was a hilarious way to present accounting/math..well done :)
My guy is maxing out his 401k and wonders where his spending money went.
hes paying for luxury car and wonders where all the money went.
500 dollar payment for a car is just average 🤣
@@allinall9456 i was about to pop in and be like yo, youre fuckin full of shit. But then i looked it up, cause I wasnt really sure.
Ill be goddammned. National avg payment on a new car is $644. Used is $488. Lemme take my broke ass on back inside.
Fax lol
@@thundabearz5092 Your not going to believe this, but did you know if you were responsible growing up, you can NOT get a car loan and pay it off in full BEFORE college or even after college of attending a smaller university. Don’t let these people lie to you. I got a simple delivery job, saved 12k and paid off a reliable used car same year….AFTER rent. Could have done the same with more expensive car. There is always a catch. Debt will kill your dreams. Don’t buy into the lie of credit and interest.
$3k dollars rent a month???? just for a single bedroom?
In my country that could be our annual salary, not gonna lie tho.
All supply and demand. Also high due to horrible laws around house construction in California that jack up the prices.
The median 1B apartment in Seattle is a little under $2k (which is still crazy, admittedly), so he's just a dumbass who's living beyond his means. $3k apartments are for couples or individuals making $180k+
I can afford to pay rent for 5 (3 bedroom) flats with that money
With that money one can rent a pretty big house in a luxury condo here in Brazil
It literally is my annual salary
Your amazing man
This got me thinking as a new software engineer, though with no programming job yet. Interesting video 👍
And the real problems come when you're allergic to peanuts.
U allergic to $$$?
😂😂😂
A NOTE ABOUT 401K: You can take out a loan from yourself at a pretty good interest rate whenever you need to tap into your 401k, thus bypassing the tax on taking money out of it. Of course this means you'd have to pay it back eventually.
You can do a 72(t) withdrawal plan or set up A Roth Conversation Ladder to get your money out sooner (both of these are intended to be for the long haul).
A 401k loan is usually intended to be something you use while still employed at the company offering the 401k. My 401k from the last place I worked no longer allows me to take out a loan.
In 401k plans I've seen, this interest is actually paid to back to your plan (you are literally just paying interest towards your retirement, so you get it back in the end.) The only real fees are the loan fee (typically $25-100) and the lost stock gains - if any.
The downside is that the interest you pay is usually less than what you would have earned had you left your 401K money invested. Retirement money is also usually protected from creditors, so withdrawing it to pay a debt is usually a bad idea.
if you die earlier you dont have to pay it :)
Horrible idea
I love the sincere discussion about earnings and money. If engineers had unions, we could get a much larger share of the vast amounts of money we generate. NFL/NBA/MLB players now get about half the money they generate. Owners still get to pick up a hefty check for basically doing nothing. Players only got that after they organized.
How come there are no unions for engineers yet ?
@@telgou because a lot of American engineers think"well I'm making this much-I don't need it. It seems like unnecessary responsibility"
I wonder how easy it is to start a union
Curious you never talk about the taxes they gotta pay and the taxes engineers pay too
@@yeuxverts8494 Good point! We wouldn't have any of this technology to engineer without the decades of massive public subsidy.
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Hahaha. One of the best videos explaining the high salaries and the corresponding taxes, rents and etc.
Shout out to you because of amazing acting skills and video directing also not only good content. =)) really funny. I watch this several times already.
i really like your videos bro
This was so entertaining and funny, it's kinda crazy how the payment system works though!
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Excellent video. Funny and also very instructive. Bravo !
Quality content. As always.
These really hit hard 😂😂😂😭😭😭😭😭
25% taxes? Damn, I wish I had to pay that little.
You're either making like $200k or over paying on your taxes. You should look into it. If you get a return every year, you're likely over paying.
Edit: Just thought about it. I live in a state without state income tax. You likely don't I was thinking federal only.
I make 100k and my tax percentage total is 28.5%. I think most people look at the bracket but not the real amount paid because per brackets my tax rate is 38.5%
@@darkdudironaji They might be european. Higher tax rates here
@@-souls-5989 Fair
In my place that's 47%
Best US salaries system explanation video I have ever seen🙏
Communist USA when?
@@godfather7339 I didnt understand brother
You: I spent $3000 renting an apartment
Also you: where did my money go?
This channel is amazing
This little skit of 3 minutes explains each & every truth of the dissection of a Software-engineer Salary.
This is also just a starting total compensation (base salary + stock + bonus). This is more than most earn after decades of experience.
Once you build some experience and get a couple promotions, things really snowball. You can be making $300-400k a year within 5-8 years (or faster) in big tech. All the expenses here don't grow that much, so that $1,000 left over quickly becomes $10,000 or more. If the stock market is strong, those $20k RSUs in year 4 can end up being way more and they compound as you get grants year on year. That stack of grants is lost if you leave, those are the true golden handcuffs.
Exactly, software engineers are out of touch when it comes to money, that 1k dollars is literally play money, he can do whatever he wants with that.
@@agastyaparashar2941 but if he's smart he invests or pays off loans with most of it
$300-400k in 5 years? That's pretty crazy. in the UK you're lucky to be on $120k at the end of your software career.
@@nickwilson3499 Yup, most of my income is locked up in investments.
@@ItimDave You can also go to other places in the world if your intention would be to make that crazy amount of money, but I'd say 300-400k is insane, people that have been working in top companies for as seniors might not even make that much.
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hehe, wonderful, I did this math in advance and realized that it was very possible to end up with that little at the end of it but honestly $1500/month in disposable income was still so much to me that I didn't and still don't give a fuck. I love my job, I'm basically comfy, it's whatever.
comfy is the must 😊
Spoken like a true indentured servant.
@@0xdamian595 What? I legitimately don't understand what relation this has to indentured servitude unless you claim that all work is kinda like indentured servitude.
...Which is kinda true in our society, but that's fairly beside the point lol
@@somniad that's my point exactly.
But honestly, I hope I didn't offend you, if you're happy and love your work then that's all that matters, truly.
*fucks off*
@@0xdamian595 if you're living just fine, why would you care?
Yo I've been feeling this hard. Although I spend less on rent and more on taxes. But damn, making 6 figures in expensive coastal cities really isn't all that glamorous of a lifestyle. I don't have a car, don't eat out often (and if I do it's pretty budget), don't do much shopping (my clothing is all really cheap), etc, but somehow I still end up saving way less than I feel like I should...
Although, ofc as you mentioned, maxing your 401k as a 23 year old is actually pretty insane and that is where a lot of it is going. The typical 401k balance for a 35 year old is 32k, so putting 20k in at age 23 means you're like in the top 1% of all people for 401k contributions lol.
Maxing out 401k as a 23-year-old is a great idea if you can do it. It means you'll retire with over $5 million if you keep it up.
@@Dreamwriter4242 It will not matter if the Entire Western World fails. That 5 million will be have the buying power of 25,000 by the time he is 60 if the Government doesn’t fix its spending problem. Inflation sucks and FIATs fail. I would say buy gold but the government stole everyone’s gold through eminent domain last time. So, stocks? Maybe, a market crash can wipe everything out and destroy companies. So, good luck.
@@Dreamwriter4242 and how much will 5mil be worth in 40 years?
@@vegetassj1629 more than 1 million, that’s for sure
He could save more but his budget is garbage
after covid a lot of programmers are working remote. so 120k is not too bad if u live in a low tax state and low cost of living state as well. remote working has really changed the game especially in programming industries
This definitely taught me to negotiate a higher base than stocks.
Cut my rent, by living in a van
Cut my van, by living in a vent
camper van?
@@Nite_coder Cut my vent, by living in iran
cut my rent i’m living in a tent
I did the math based on his equation part way into the video. According to the way taxation works based on tax brackets by TD Ameritrade channel. The max he gets taxed Federally is 22% so that would be $17,634 total so he is left with $102,366. A month, he earns $8,530.50 the combined monthly expenses is $6,500. So at the end of the month he is left with $2,030.50
yea i said (exaggerated to) 25% just to make calculations simpler
Financial advisor here - Believe it or not, his total taxes are likely higher than 25%. If his RSUs vest quarterly at $5,000, that’s total income of $140,000. Including the 7.65% FICA tax and ~5.5% avg state tax, he’s looking at close to 27.5% even when you factor in the 401k deduction.
What about State Taxes?
@@rmedal4594 Washington doesn't have state taxes
@@alextalksfinance4298 Washington does not have a state tax
This was a great and funny video!
Company I use to work for gave us the “golden handcuffs” and everyone was so excited. I had to explain that the $50,000 isnt theirs yet. You gotta jump through these hoops first and the last 4 are on fire . They really had people thinking they could retire off of employee stock purchase plans and “free shares”.
That's still pretty good, my advice would be to expand your portfolio and do side work like teaching and tutoring skills to candidates, while working on a plan to manage future endeavors by having a project that you could sell, like how most people just sort of like to mention that they'd love to build and sell an app. But, then again, I'm not qualified to actually give advice because I haven't been programming for 20+ years. I really enjoyed the video, though. You should make more of them.
As someone who worked the majority of his life to get a manager position in retail making awful pay. I lmao @ anyone who complains about the cost of living making six figures. Imagine making 66% less than you normally do. That's the majority of people.
I mean that's a fair point. But the cost of living for an area has to be factored in. It's why companies like EA keep closing games studios located in the Bay Area, because you have to pay them like 120k a year, if you don't they basically can't afford to work for you. It's insanity.
First, love your WoW stuff man, big fan. Second, I totally agree, however, those are entry-level jobs for a reason. I think the most efficient way forward is to pickup tangible skills (not talking about college necessarily), then take those skills and leverage them to get amazing jobs that pay better and potentially come with comprehensive benefits packages. That's what I did through intelligent capital allocation and investing anyway. Because fuck working McDonalds and Kroger lol for minimum wage.
@@DefiantFrost 120k in cali = 70k in PA, it's crazyyyy
@@eck0wns not all of those are entry-level jobs.
@@nobleradical2158 ?
Damn man you set my Echo into this crazy tailspin about how much software engineers make bahahahah
This video hits hard
Bro $3000 for a 1 bedroom can probably get you a loft here in Houston lol
Shoot that’s a mortgage payment (or two) if you play it right in Texas lol
3k is stupid high even in Seattle, he can easily get back 1k/yr without moving into a bad place.
@@LDInDevelopment for a 5-7 bedroom lol
@@erikawwad7653 I meant 2k/mo, i.e. "get back" 1k/mo from the 3k/mo he's currently spending.
Yea he's wasting money when he could get a one bedroom or open bedroom in Seattle for like 1700-2000 easily
This video is so accurate it hurts
This hit my home
You make such a funny video lol 😂 Love it !!!!
Great video, really explains the dilemma lol. But...the RSU breakdown was a bit misleading, most firms will have a minimum 1 year cliff so you get nothing until your 2nd year (the graphs on the screen actually showed that). So ironically this offer that had Y1 vesting is actually *really good*!
Source: ex-FAANG employee :)
The fact that you have any money leftover means you're doing well for yourself. As someone who has been administrating Linux systems since 2007(desktops, and servers in both the home and remote data centers) and even has a certification but no degree I've been unable to land work in the field. I've been stuck working in retail and am barely scraping by.
There are many of us without degrees but with skills and we get hired in big tech, just focus on having a good resume and good experience 🤷🏻♂️
That's really sad dude, sorry to hear that :(
You know you have problems when you define "doing well" as "not sinking in a shithole"...
Get an AWS or Azure cert. Automation and cloud tech have destroyed your career prospects with that background. You are competing with a lot of people on way fewer spots.
@@mjs3188 I've been thinking about it. Getting the money to pay for the cert is the main issue for me.
Alexa being raw for straight 5 mins 😅
Something fun that one of my elderly coworkers in IT told me about is that if you just pay up to your companies 401k match and then withdraw, even with the penalties applied you’d still be making money
Move to area with lower cost of living that is also an up and coming metro - buy house, save money, buy another and lease it out (and another if you can swing it), equity is your ROI. Get second WFH software engineer job if you can swing it. Pay off debt. Bank the rest. Laugh at west coast friends who stayed for peanuts.
Imagine paying taxes
no need to imagine. Everyone doing a job is already paying taxes. Well atleast lot of them are.
Hippity hoppity the IRS is on your property
Ya. We don’t pay enough. That’s why I do volunteer work for the government.
@@doublej42 Slave
@@doublej42 "We"? Speak for yourself buckwheat, if you want to give all your money to the government so it can piss it away go right ahead but keep your filthy hands off my property.
I loved it.
This man's actually got more left over at the end of a month than I make in the same :) love this planet
As a software engineer myself I found this to be absolutely hilarious 😂😂
I'd never want to live in a city. $3000 a month for housing is absolute insanity.
Yes XDD thats wayy too much rent , he could save up some extra cash by living with friends or find a more friendly budget apartment
that is how much i make in a year T_T
@@Lexillios 😦
$3k for a luxury bedroom in a nice part of town is definitely a choice. You can still live in a cool neighborhood in the city in a regular place for way less.
Financially, he'd be better off long-term buying a house than renting in a place like that.
Having RSU vest equally over 4 year is actually considered better than some. Some companies make it so that it gets distributed in exponential scale so you get near literal nothing toward when you first start out and only really get your RSU at the end of 4 year gold cuff years.
I know right, that's about as good as getting a normal salary
That was sick
Your Will is strong for a software engineer in Seattle
You are not only software engineer but also creator as well as good actor 😂😂
Fellow software dev here from Texas with a comparable salary. The cost of living difference is pretty stark. It’s not always what you make but how much you keep. Like Washington there is no state tax here but rent is much lower. We own our house but including taxes and insurance it’s only $1,860/mo. My wife is a stat at home mom and we still have quite a bit left over at the end of the month (we don’t have many expenses, cars are paid for etc). As a dev you can generally work anywhere, have you considered possibly moving to a lower cost state? That and steer clear of any high interest debt.
wow, this just made me realize how great the divide my friends and I have and it's just gonna get wider the older we get. $1k/mo leftover even after rent and a car loan? That's fantastic
Amazing video. Funny and real
This video was probably meant to be a joke but it was quite informative lol
That's a sharp monitor my dude.
Great video! LOL!
As a german i always wondered how Programmers in the USA earn this much.
And this is the best detailed Version yet
I'm from Mexico which is much cheaper than the US but with salaries that really sucks, working remotely for an American company is the dream of every Latin American software engineer.
Im glad my plan of becoming a software dev in Seattle will lead to such a comfortable life. They even give you GOLD handcuffs...
Lol this is one of the main reasons why I changed my mind on moving to Oregon. I heard the cost of living and taxes are ridiculous!
Honestly with smart investing and handling your expenses this is an amazing deal, first thing I'd be doing is saving up for a home though
Yup. That's what I did. Live in LCOL area is key
I plan to live with a roomate so rent is halved into 1,500. 401K seems like a percentage you can put and he forgot to mention a company matches it but lets drop it to 4% so 4% of 10,000 is 400. Keeping the loans the same and removing the very variable “etc” the total is more realistically 5300 a month left over.
"P.E.A.NUTS" got me cryin' XD
why the hell is CZcams recommending me your videos when i have to just start for the computer engineering but man your videos are funny and scary at the same time
This is hilarious but true haha 😂….great vid
Exactly what I am dealing with 😂 tell my friends I need a higher paying job, and they think I am the wolf of wolf street.
That’s GOLD Jerry!
Bro, here I am starting a free self-taught “Software Engineer” online path to a career-change at 40 and you crush my dreams like that 😅🥹😂🤣
Super funny! 😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
great video