 What's up developers and problem solvers right checking in want to bring you guys another video today and today We're gonna talk about why you would never make your seven seventy six thousand dollars a year salary as a software developer it saddens me to see that a lot of developers are Working hard doing projects and really trying to put themselves in a positional wind and still making thirty forty fifty thousand dollars a Year with experience. That's just crazy to me guys I live in Mississippi and it's about the lowest cost of living city Around when it comes to salary and we still can command a six-figure salary if you are worth it Even in Mississippi guys, so really nobody have any excuses unless you in these three situations I'm gonna discuss and I highly suggest you guys to leave these situations So let me tell you a little story before I get started Well, I can remember when I first made seventy five thousand dollars it was the it was the happiest day one of the happiest days of my life in my career and It was shocking. I was still shocked when I got it when they say yes to my offer and It made me shake to let me know Hey, I have a future as an IT professional as a developer and it really kind of set the tone for me And I was actually in my 20s guys So, you know, it's not an excuse if you age or whatever that may be if you provide the value It's gonna really put you in a positional wind So when I first started I think when I first started in software as an intern back in the day 2008 as a IT technician I think I was making as a co-op. I was making about thirty five thousand dollars a year this is an action help desk and this back in 2008 and Did that for a while everything was good end up leaving and coming back to that specific job and then put me in a position so that I can get a full-time job there. I think I was making close to 40 or somewhere in there And then I actually start doing software development or actually on a software team not necessarily a Software developer, but I was more of a dev specialist or whatever you want to call it. I think that bucked me up to about 45 Somewhere in there close to 50 and I Stayed at around 50 for a long time guys and I think what happened during that time I was comfortable. I didn't necessarily want to move because I made that was the most money I ever made Granted, I'm in Mississippi single. No kids. No nothing and I was happy I think once I got to about fifty two fifty three thousand dollars a year. That was like my dream salary guys Because I always as a kid I was like man if I can make a thousand dollars a week I'll be rich. So mentally in my head I was just kind of satisfied and I actually stayed there for about one or two years without even Asked for a boost and raise or anything like that after a couple of cost of living raises and things like that kind of got me around at Fifty three fifty four range and that's when things kind of stopped for me because my skills. I was comfortable I didn't want to really take skills to the next level and I just saw myself as a developer And that was my main problem right there I just saw myself as a software developer who wrote code and I stayed at that salary because that's what the mind said it wasn't until I Start looking at other people's salary and what people was making and You see the senses where they say software developers will make a hundred thousand dollars a year and I just like man That's not true. That's not true. That's not true until I found out one of my buddies actually was making Really good money And I like screw this I need to get money So what happened was I ended up saying okay I know they're not gonna bump me from 60 when I was making that time like fifty three to a hundred. I knew that wasn't gonna happen I actually like where I work and didn't have any intentions to leave But I was like I got at least half 75, you know, that's where everybody I read these articles Like once you make 75 around 75 it doesn't make it but it don't make any difference in taxes or whatever So that's the number I came up with and I'm gonna get 75 I'm leaving So what my plan was I was gonna just build my resume up build my Projects up for over the next probably three months so I can when I come ask for this I'll have a list of projects that I did coding all that stuff like that in addition to that Actually started applying for other jobs too. So just in case they said no I can actually go to another job and even though what I would do different this time I actually did it Not necessarily intending to leave. I just wanted to test to mark it out in my interview skills But I suggest you guys to go apply for other places just for networking and just to kind of see what the market's like And all that stuff at the very minimum do networking with some of the hiring manager So if you need another job, it'll be right there for you, but what I end up doing guys and I kind of talk about this in my seven-step guide So let me plug this by the way Seven-step guide below I can't cover everything in this video But it's seven steps on how to start your software development career really put you in a position to win So links are in the description box and also give you access to our community where I Prioritize your questions acts that you guys ask and we're gonna start some kind of mentoring here pretty soon Still working out the logistics on that but sign up now and I'll be giving you details via email So links are below. So back to the store. So, um, I Do in my three months of projects doing that pretty good things working out and Applying for a job. So I just got this local hospital that I was gonna apply to to see if I can get that number that I was looking for so actually got the number that I was looking for from the hospital and at that point I was kind of a little worried because this is actually before I went to The other company The company that I was at I actually tried it out and went through that resume process and they loved it They wanted me they're gonna hire me as the developer and gonna be paying me my 75k. Yay and I think they was actually still low balling me, but I didn't care 25% what's that that's more than 25% there's over a 50% raise. So I didn't care I was just happy and I ended up Tell tell them hey, I need two weeks. I need to go do my two-week notice. Everything's good went back to the other employer didn't tell them about the actual Offer right then but I did ask for a raise and I like hey I've been doing this showing that whatever my boss at the time say hey I got you know to go through do my due diligence and all that and I was like, okay great Unfortunately the next day I went in and told them about the job offer. I got so that it wasn't I Didn't necessarily press him the day that I told him but I Wanted to nudge him a little bit to say hey, I got this offer Could you please expedite at least let me know is there a date that I can get this money? So I can let the other people know he's like great didn't take no time Within I think like three three days or so I think I told him that Wednesday by that next Monday. He's like, oh, yeah, we gonna be able to do it Boom, boom, boom, baby, man. No problem whatsoever more other story guys if I would have went in there with just my current Projects that I've done. I wouldn't have got that offer because I didn't demonstrate How much value I was providing to the company the key word is value not cold Not writing code, but value Projects how much time I saved the company on automating tasks make processes and work for more efficient Really build the morale of the team because we didn't have to do the repetitive tasks even in each department had Relationships be able to communicate all this stuff. I communicated when I went into that interview When I went into my boss make in it wasn't just me talking It was my projects that actually kind of put things in a business ROI perspective You guys will never ever ever make that set in 5k because you're not doing that you're going in saying I need a raise Because I write a lot of code and there's like screw that I can go find a Program will up work and I could pay them $10 an hour and they can work They're cold and I don't have to worry about them leaving you have to differentiate yourself guys as a junior developer You're gonna always be low balled guys These small non-software companies leave them. They're not gonna pay you a hundred thousand dollars Yes, they're great for getting experience if you can't get any job. No way else you get there on your resume You get you up to either a mid-sized company or a smaller software company They tend to be able to have the budget to pay you the type of money that gonna allow you to make Competitive and a marketable software development salary guys you have to work on projects with bigger impact If not, you're gonna be screwed. So guys, let's get your projects and on your portfolio ready so that you can make that at least 75,000 dollars salary, I think 75,000 80 82 is a good number if you really like the company what you work for Your job is not that hard. You're in a smaller city. Everything's good. If you're in a larger city No, you need over a hundred probably 120 150 City like missy like I'm at now you get a hundred thousand dollars. You're good, you know You get 98 790. I would say as a senior developer Look, I need to be more clarify. I need to clarify this as a Regular developer with three or five six year experience three or five year experience about 75. It's good Anything beyond that About 9,500 110 somewhere in there in a small a small town or a small city or No, nowhere like Washington or New York or LA or Chicago any of those bigger cities 150 plus At least at the very middle we gotta be 125 it got to be that even Georgia I wouldn't go if I worked in Georgia I would have to command at least 120 before I look at anything over here somewhere missy You can get away with a hundred thousand dollars pretty easy But the point I'm trying to make is guys you would never even make 75 You don't present your portfolio so like I was saying guy like subscribe to the content If you have any questions or you want to join the Digi link community I have links in the description box of my seven step guide Go ahead and sign up guys and you can get access to our community and start asking questions I want to review those resumes. I want to really put you on position so that you can get that job You won't live lifestyle You won't really put yourself in a position to win like subscribe to content If you have additional questions come in below. I'll see you guys in the next video. Peace