How I Spend My Software Engineer Salary (as a non-millionaire)

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[@KeepOnCoding]

Do you think software engineers are overpaid?

[@123imout3]

To be honest,if you have a wide variety of knowledge and skills then the answer is NO!

[@braxtonerowe]

Market has to decide.

[@JeremlahMoses]

Nope

[@Justin-ei1qf]

yes tbh, i got 80k offers for front end only and i have been coding for just under 4 months, though i am not complaining and super happy, i dont even feel like i deserve it, maybe its just me though

[@marcokebaitse6121]

Unfortunately in my country, Botswana in Africa they are underpaid :( $1800 is like the highest amount a Senior Developer gets

[@ZybakTV]

Jesus cost of living is so crazy different around the country. I make far less than you but have more disposable income. Living in the south paying $1200 a month to rent a new 3 bedroom 3 bathroom HOUSE! I guess the weather isn't nice all year but holy shit....

[@Pleasers]

His salary is pretty low for an SDE in SF though, I was expecting the 9500 amount to be the take home after all taxes. He does a pretty good job of budgeting without having roommates though, a 1 bedroom for 2200 is cheap

[@SG-tx1fz]

Were is that I may consider moving in the future

[@caraziegel7652]

yeah i live outside of Richmond VA - my mortgage is about 1,400/month for a 2400 sf house. I remember my sister was paying more than twice that for an efficiency in boston at one point.

[@CommandantNOVA]

His Salary is extremely low for SF though. People make 12-13k per month out of college there. My last week in SF, I was at 74/hr with basically the same experience he did. Moved away to take care of my family, not because of CoL.

[@PatrickAngel525]

@@caraziegel7652 When I lived in Chester VA I was able to rent a 2 story 3 bed 2 bath apartment for 1,100 a month. Now in Oklahoma I can rent apartments that are 4 bed 3 bath for as low as 800 a month in some places. I haven't chose a specific apartment to live in yet in oklahoma but I have a roomate and that halves the rent, so its pretty nice!

[@eyeshezzy]

😂 😂 As a non millionaire... Hmm.. Where have i not seen that before 🤔

[@ashutoxh]

😂😂

[@yungifez]

Techlead

[@eyeshezzy]

@@yungifez of course

[@baltaza]

@@yungifez /s

[@codingb9332]

hahahahah

[@colevano]

“I use Robinhood” 1 month ago: neat Now: 🤬🤬🤬

[@lebronjames2864]

proly on that gme wagon

[@BlastinRope]

@@lebronjames2864 only idiots and children jumped on that lmao hold ✋💩✋

[@oliverodri4933]

Robinhood more like robin da hood

[@nonstopper]

Was just about to comment this

[@DragoniteBrian]

GameStop flashbacks

[@zlatko.petrov]

Please turn on face recognition in your camera, it's focused on the mic, otherwise nice video! :)

[@amine7]

Thanks I hate it.

[@xrafter]

The mic is more important in the camera pov

[@william8751]

😂 upvote

[@omarsayed8620]

your channel is underrated

[@lecturesoniesgatepreparati8554]

Yes

[@sungjuyea4627]

So actually out of 9500, 3500 is in your hand, and 2500 of them go to investment&saving. Extremely decent expense, isn't it?

[@bls512]

Helpful info! Nice camera - it's focused on the mic and then tracks well when ya lean forward.

[@tymurpysarevych703]

Love it! :D And we need more outtakes ;-) Thanks for the video!

[@PedroTechnologies]

Love ur channel! Did you make the lofi beats?

[@ibrahimadam926]

Hahaha 😂😭 l liked that ''non millionaire""

[@yungifez]

Techlead

[@YogiHosting]

@@yungifez anti techlead

[@greyshopleskin2315]

It's because there's a video named equal as this video but it says "as a millionaire"

[@sproott1498]

@@greyshopleskin2315 Really? Haha, that's funny, they should've made a joke about that, huh?

[@alanmauriciocarrascoperez2188]

got the reference hahaha

[@12onn1]

Great topic man! Good stuff as always

[@tenzinchoeney8094]

Love your videos man I’ll be watching every one of them

[@rodrigosuarezcastano732]

Could You make a vídeo on how You got into stonks/stonks basics? Love your vibe man the realest CS youtuber out there

[@jonbunjaku284]

This guy literally is the definition of „the chill dude“

[@SuperKidontheblock]

LOL. The cost of living in SF is insane. INSANE!

[@khanf13]

Awesome video, thanks for the insight!

[@afkalchemy7450]

Your layout is pretty much exactly how my apartment is setup, it almost feels like you were recording this video from where I'm sitting right now lol

[@josephwong2832]

haha love how you humbly trolled TechLead (as a non-millionaire)

[@wert5151]

Tech Lead is a troll. Check Tren Black out

[@TwstedTV]

Tech Lead is a troll, and sources on the internet says he didnt leave all those companies, he was literally fired from all of them. Then he goes on the internet youtubes to try to teach people.... too funny. Why would someone want to learn from a person who literally gets fired from every major company?? If you ever hear on youtube from a software engineer that says "I left my job because I made enough money" -- its complete bullshit.. they got fired....lol

[@jack17393506]

@@TwstedTV I work at one of the big tech companies. People leave all the time to pursue other things. Some people don’t like SWE work and have earned to retire by the time they are 35 and move to LCOL areas. They also can move to other companies or make startups. People change and even if you like SWE work now, later in life you may change priorities and may value time with your family or other hobbies.

[@seidrogatovicxoo7559]

My thought exactly :D ...much love to TechLead btw

[@rotatopotato5212]

I always have a hard time telling whether Tech Lead is being obnoxious or funny… his sense of humor is so dry can never tell if that guy is just joking or taking himself seriously 😆

[@devman1238]

New grad here. I make 6500/m + 400/m in pension&stock and live in a low COL area like Memphis. My buddy makes 10-11k /m in San Fransisco We went to the same school with the same GPA and did 70% of our projects together. He decided to move away and I didnt. Its all relative.

[@user-jn1px7rp3h]

For me, something like 6500$ sounds like a crazy numbers, coz for us, to earn even a thousand dollars is good xD

[@theundeadforever3300]

@@user-jn1px7rp3h Oh yes, in Slav countries we really earn money next to nothing. The pension in the country which I live in starts at like 100USD, for people with diabetes, etc. And making 500 euro, or like 700USD is good here. I will probably make around 3-4k USD, at most as a software engineer here, it could be different if I went to the capital city and got a good deal with a famous company, but that's not easy.

[@hoangnguyenvuhuy5535]

I recall earning 100k in SF is considered poor lol, these areas are ruthless man.

[@richarddurkee4617]

@@hoangnguyenvuhuy5535 100k is definitely not poor in SF.

[@hoangnguyenvuhuy5535]

@@richarddurkee4617 mb it is family income of 117k is considered low income

[@bass_man1017]

I like your videos man keep them up.

[@karnvirsingh5848]

7:05 come on girls he’s clearly saying his single so hit up 👌

[@user-su6js9po4l]

whats a "girl"

[@marvellamoos1327]

“ he is or he’s” NOT HIS....

[@unkeptvoid]

That song "white lie" from harris heller is my favorite. Good use in your video.

[@Nixxen]

You should add some KZbin music links to the Code Jams playlist. When you search for it, none of the playlists have your name on it. If it is an album, only Game Theory and Space Ranger shows up on your artist page.

[@CYKG2023]

Hey man your doing great I’m from Cali and it’s crazy expensive! I live in Vegas since 2004 it’s a lot cheaper and more affordable especially as a software engineer it’s like your a A millionaire lol if you make over 3500

[@sebereooni9477]

Hey Sam, Could you make more vids... love watching ur vids! 👍 keep it up

[@konstantindevelops131]

Would love to see some vids on stock marketing, your portfolio, what you think about certain stock and etc!! Much love from Bulgaria

[@bibianasmith5160]

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[@ishanr5832]

Great video, but seems like your mic is in focus, not you. If you’re using manual focus, just check that. If you’re using autofocus, just make sure it’s on your face

[@nonbeehead]

Love the videos dude!

[@MG-kr3ht]

All I can picture is tech lead sitting on his computer chair with an exo skeleton worth more then my yearly income laughing sipping on his coffee

[@andrearmstrong3715]

Food is the last thing I would be frugal about, other than that you are really keeping your expenses low. If you get a higher paying job you should be saving a lot, good luck!

[@StephenChapman]

Dude. Consider Charlotte, NC if you're ever looking for a change of scenery! Huge banking market here for devs and they pay well -- same rate you're making now for senior dev pay, but the cost of living here is significantly lower. For what you're paying per month for your apartment (including peace of mind and excellent location), you could easily lower that by $1,000 here. Anyway, just wanted to throw that out there! Loved the video. I'm basically in the same boat, lol. It's funny how many dudes seem to think ~$100K+ means lambos and fine women, when all it really ends up being is lambdas and Stack Overflow decisions, lol.

[@xeofela]

Tech lead is not happy with the title 🤣🤣

[@GiuseppeSpera]

Can't do anything but appreciate someone that honestly, humbly is not ashamed to show how much he makes. Very informative video, just like a bunch of others from you that occasionally get recommended in my feed. Liked and subbed, no flashy content but straight to the facts.

[@FrankPapadakis]

Damn bro, I live in minnesota and have a 108k income. My 2200 sq ft. house is 1446 a month for mortgage, insurance, taxes, escrow etc. lol. 1/2 acre yard, 3 car garage. What you pay for your apartment is crazy.

[@javierfernandez4195]

OMG. You make almost 10k in USA and i made 800 dollars per month in Argentina and it's a good salary (for entry level). Nice video!

[@user-qy6tu9ip9v]

I wanted to be a software engineer but coding is boring to me man. Sad.

[@travis1240]

@@user-qy6tu9ip9v yeah don't go into the field if you're not interested in it. You might want to try going into a related field like product or project management. They still make good money and don't code.

[@user-qy6tu9ip9v]

@@travis1240 I think it's the introductory portion of coding that bores me. I will look into your recommendation.

[@zerosjd1052]

With the cs background do u write any scripts/algorithms for trading?

[@robertboskind]

I pay half what you pay in rent for a 2000 sq ft house on 2 acres, but I also pay almost double what you pay for Fiber ($110) to get DSL with 10Mbps down and .7Mbps up.

[@Nono464.]

I really appreciate you sharing. Many youtubers are very secretive about pay. But pay transparency is very helpful to everyone.

[@DancewithRishab]

camera is focusing on the mic he loves it

[@ImTheBoss914]

Cool video, def liked when you mentioned how cash depreciates over time, most people think to save save save which is good but it’s important to reinvest some of that savings

[@nightmare7494]

idk why u popped up in my recommended but good content dude

[@tjack125]

Can you do a video on the work/social life balance of being a software engineer? Or like a IG live vid or tweet if not a full YT video. I follow you on all so ill see it😂. Just a big curiosity of mine. In my previous jobs you had to work loads of overtime to make good money but lacked a good social life.

[@NailyaPippin]

Wow, San Francisco sounds to be really expensive! Great video :) Would love to hear more about how you started with your broker account :)

[@bibianasmith5160]

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[@travis1240]

If I were you and want to learn how to invest, sign up with a company like E-Trade. You can invest real money or you can start with a "paper trading" account where you try it out with fake money. Honestly though buying ETFs like an S&P 500 ETF in a brokerage is easy as pie.

[@AFabledHeroDG]

"Boba time". Nice touch

[@MrSuperaptor]

Definitely more of these types of videos

[@TumblinWeeds]

Wow I want to go to San Francisco. I’m in Toronto rn and a one bedroom place like his would cost $2300ish, but the average salary is probably like less than half. Also the weather is garbage.

[@Uax101]

Did you take into account your bonus into that 9500? And I assume nothing added for stocks (vesting etc) correct?

[@David-qo8km]

In Ecuador with 3K you can live like a king, imagine the 6k apart lol

[@MauriceAguilar]

Man repping the AD leaving the pelicans shirt lol.

[@Fresteeyles]

Nice to see you humble

[@joooosh9432]

The UK is bad with software salaries. You can get some higher paying salaries, but if you are a junior you could earn $25000 a year for your salary. Rent here is crazy pricy too. $25000 in London btw

[@lunanightingale3336]

How does being single lower expenses? Could someone explain this to me?

[@businessmanph]

Can you do a video on your stock picks? Thank you.

[@sourabhchoudhary1264]

Joma tech and keep on coding are the best software engg. related channel. Joma for his personality and keep on coding for his content.

[@saifal-badri]

I wish if you were in the South Bay you can get a mortgage with that rent rates are down now, I like your videos a lot, keep it up :)

[@SailorSwiftStyle]

Like your video, also like your personality!

[@KeepOnCoding]

Thank you! 😄

[@PursuitOfMastery]

Maybe you guys should meet in his 1bd flat.

[@oncelscu8089]

@@PursuitOfMastery hahahahafhhd

[@TonyBenBrahim]

You need to renegotiate. You could make more than that in Houston without the high cost. and for what you pau for rent, you could rent a 2400 sf house. Yes, the weather sucks.

[@ianault8599]

Comcast for me is 75$ a month and I get 200Mbps Down and 3Mbps Up. I would totally take fiber if I could. I don't live to far from a big city and definitely not in a rural environment. Fiber just isn't coming anytime soon.

[@kipa_chu]

Damn here in India I pay 8$ a month for 300Mbps fiber connection. But ofcourse US wins in EVERY other aspects.

[@saidazizazamov83]

What was that tool that you used for the search analytics?

[@tdsora]

$1000 on food and $2200 on rent : “I live pretty frugally”

[@Maknopono]

My thoughts exactly

[@kevinschultz6091]

@@Maknopono - I lived in Palo Alto for 2 years, which is a 45 minute drive south of San Francisco, and even more expensive. (SF is an expensive large city, but there are even more expensive smaller communities that surround it.) I was spending $2,300 on a 400 sq.ft. apartment, and $100 a week on groceries....and that was AFTER getting 1/2 of my meals free at work. (I was paying for weekend meals and dinner, basically.) And that was basic Safeway shopping - vegetables and rice and sausage and milk and almonds and whatnot. (Note that the reason I was paying this was that my company re-located me to there, and paid for me to live close to work, so that I would commute via shuttle and bicycle, rather than drive in. Seriously - parking was THAT BAD. They actually got fined by the city of Palo Alto if they had more than a certian number of cars go in and out of their campus on a daily basis. With that, my cycle commute was 30 minutes, and 10 minutes when I drove.) Of course, the neighborhood was almost stupidly nice - in a "Yes, that's a 4 million dollar re-model. Oh, hey: nice 6-bedroom 1900's farmhouse. What, only a 2 million mid-century duplex? Dude, you're slumming it." While he could probably cut down on eating out, yes: what he's describing is living relatively frugally in San Francisco. An only real larger option would be to go for a larger house, but split with a roommate. That could probably cut his rent by $500/month, maybe. (SF housing prices have been tanking in recent months, but a 2-bed condo is looking to be $2,800 or so.) I'd also argue that his decision to go with a shorter lease is hanging him up - at least with my rental agency, the cost of lease breaking was 1 month of rent; as such, if he's going to be living there for more than a few months, it makes more sense to go for the longer lease, and save the difference to pay for the break. (However, perhaps his lease agreement is different. Or if his "a couple of hundred" is per-year, rather than per-month.)

[@wert5151]

Hahahaha

[@mineokos]

I pay only 10$ for gigabit fiber. Damn! That Google fiber is expensive af...

[@sunno7954]

As you earn, you spend! And here I was complaining about how much I was paying in rent in my studio flat in Estonia. $550 a month with utilities included. Was it a nice place? Not really, but like you said: "You get what you pay".

[@keving6758]

oh man 2.2k for a small apartment... holy shit california btw. where i live in the south its like 1.1k a month for 2 bedroom 1 bathroom + public pool. yea california would not want to be a place for a single person or for someone who doesn't have a good paying job

[@BRBallin1]

Living with my parents in the Bay Area, I've managed to save over $100k in 1.5 years by living under their roof. Although the privacy would be missing, the amount I save + home cooked meals are definitely an easy option over that.

[@hispantrapmusic301]

Ayo, can I live there too?

[@user-zi8lg5qu1h]

Wait a second all those 200k per year are bruto salaries, not neto? In Europe you get neto salary, tax already paid by employer (including health care and retirement)

[@devanshmaheshwari3132]

Hey man, cool video! Not many people would post something like this! It is very helpful, there were many misconceptions about money that software devs made while I was deciding to get my CS degree. I make something similar now, around 8k a month, 1 year of experience + a bachelor's degree. Don't know what kind of dev you are but I work on game engines/video games so the pay is comparatively lower than major tech companies

[@user-wr4yl7tx3w]

What type of coding work do you do to have context for salary?

[@i-am-learning-life]

Subscribed just because of the video title 😆😆

[@jasonhunter6125]

In Norway, we own where we live. In 2003, i bought a flat for 120k, then sold it in 2013 for 240k and bought a house for 420k, which I'm now selling for 530k. To me, it seems smarter to own, but why do you all rent over there?

[@RogueDBZ]

That Zelda light though 👀. Where can I get that haha?

[@gjbm1782]

google fiber is quite a lot, where i leave I pay 30 euros for 1gb fiber connection

[@posting9603]

thanks for info need for my assignment

[@StephenThompson1on1]

Liking the CodeJams! Are these available in public domain for commercial use?

[@KeepOnCoding]

Thank you! Yes, they are copyright free.

[@StephenThompson1on1]

@@KeepOnCoding Awesome, thx for sharing them

[@mikebean.]

Its not dumb, a lit bit of humor goes a long way

[@midicine2114]

I live in Vegas and have a 3200 sqft 5 bedroom, three story home and pay 1,800/month

[@tc2241]

Similar income/expenses here, left CA so that helped a ton (dropped my rent by half and removed state tax). Recently started delving into investing as well; feels good to have a stockpile you’re slowly building (or at least trying)

[@somecat2993]

That “non-millionaire” got me laughing

[@Ben.N]

They really skimped on the boba balls..

[@mint7325]

Where can I start learning about Stocks

[@simplyincorrigible7708]

Do you run a store in the dallas area?

[@pranvsharma]

I like this guy's vibe

[@murtajiz545]

The code jams playlist is severely underrated. Helps *SO* much.

[@chtdv]

Gotta hit the like button for the Boba!

[@DrakeDamron]

I SPIT my milkshake all over my monitor when you said "only fans subscriptions" haha, totally caught me off guard

[@vincentprata316]

This man's a mood!

[@kaiblade760]

Frankly I thought it would be higher. I do appreciate the honesty though.

[@yuh42011]

Lmao 3:49 perfect delivery

[@zachklimas7032]

anyone got tips on what I should do in preparation for a possible career in this field, (I’m 18, starting first year at uni soon and haven’t programmed much)

[@jay-rathod-01]

@2:58 bro you own a lambo!!! wow

[@KeepOnCoding]

It was a joke 🙃

[@Kaiyening]

I am not entirely sure why, but this was the most enjoyable video of this type for me 🤷

[@Richard-oz1vx]

Someone has been watching Tech Lead😂

[@brycemw]

You think $70 a month is a lot for internet? Mine in Canada costs way more than that (even with currency conversion) and we don’t even get 1G speeds

[@sexygeek8996]

Everything costs more in Canada (except tuition and prescription drugs).

[@theotheo2644]

Hi, I wanna join your discord so how do do that. Thanks

[@oevergonzalez5005]

Soooooo, in my country, I'm buying a whole house for ~$1300 a month for me and my family (I'm not married, no kids, 24 yo, house for me and my parents) with 65% cumulative interest. It's 4 rooms, 4 bathroom, ~250 m^2 house. With $9,500 I would be basically rich lol. Is not precisely a good country or a good place to live in general, tho.

[@alexhnatiuk1537]

What about transportation or car expenses?

[@cazorla82]

He works from 🏡

[@glue3754]

How long have you been a software engineer?

[@operationtwistedpretzel]

Awesome!

[@StealthBeast.3xx0]

which extension you use in chrome?

[@Kostas1601]

Just curious, are you planning on buying your own apartment at some point?