# Rails developer salary rate in USA **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [May 18, 2009, 12:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-developer-salary-rate-in-usa/168211 "2009-05-18T12:06:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![builtbysimple](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@builtbysimple](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/builtbysimple)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 12:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-developer-salary-rate-in-usa/168211/1 "2009-05-18T12:06:59Z")
Hi everyone, I’m currently looking for opportunity for a rails career in USA (Note: I’ve never been to US in my entire life). Now can anyone give me a ballpark figure of the salary rate as a rails developer in the US? I’ve tried looking around in rails job boards but can not find an estimate of salary rate in the US. Please mail me privately if talking about this in public is irrelevant. Thank you very much for your kind attention and support. Regards – Join [Scrum8.com](http://Scrum8.com) today! Create your startup business, scale your business, outsource your project and meet your budget. Follow us on twitter: [http://twitter.com/scrum8](http://twitter.com/scrum8) ---
**Author:** ![builtbysimple](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@builtbysimple](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/builtbysimple)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 5:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-developer-salary-rate-in-usa/168211/2 "2009-05-18T17:06:44Z")
Joshua P. wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I’m currently looking for opportunity for a rails career in USA (Note: > I’ve > never been to US in my entire life). Then don’t you think you should at least visit before you decide if you really want to live here? > Now can anyone give me a ballpark > figure of the salary rate as a rails developer in the US? Conrad’s advice is generally excellent, and it will be interesting to see what [salary.com](http://salary.com) says. My impression is that a reasonable target range would be US$50,000-100,000 per year before taxes, depending on experience (mid-career developers can probably expect about $70-80k) and geographical area (you’re likely to get paid more in an expensive location such as New York or San Francisco). Does that help? ## Best, Marnen Laibow-Koser [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![builtbysimple](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@builtbysimple](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/builtbysimple)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 4:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-developer-salary-rate-in-usa/168211/3 "2009-05-19T04:38:48Z")
On May 19, 1:06 am, Marnen Laibow-Koser \ wrote: > Joshua P. wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > > I’m currently looking for opportunity for a rails career in USA (Note: > > I’ve > > never been to US in my entire life). > > Then don’t you think you should at least visit before you decide if you > really want to live here? I’d like to do that. I’ll make it as a consideration. Just need to prepare a lot of things far ahead. 🙂 > > Now can anyone give me a ballpark > > figure of the salary rate as a rails developer in the US? > > Conrad’s advice is generally excellent, and it will be interesting to > see what [salary.com](http://salary.com) says. My impression is that a reasonable target > range would be US$50,000-100,000 per year before taxes, depending on > experience (mid-career developers can probably expect about $70-80k) and > geographical area (you’re likely to get paid more in an expensive > location such as New York or San Francisco). Does that help? Yes this really helps. Many thanks for that! At least I know what to answer and value myself when this question is asked during interview. Thanks everyone. ---
**Author:** ![builtbysimple](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@builtbysimple](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/builtbysimple)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 2:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-developer-salary-rate-in-usa/168211/4 "2009-05-18T14:04:43Z")
On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 3:05 AM, Joshua P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)wrote: > Regards > > – > Join [Scrum8.com](http://Scrum8.com) today! Create your startup business, scale your business, > outsource your project and meet your budget. > > Follow us on twitter: [http://twitter.com/scrum8](http://twitter.com/scrum8) In general, each developer sets their own rates based on many factors. Here’s a list of some of these factors that some people use in determining their salary: a) education level (i.e. BS, MS, and so on) b) years of software industry experience c) years of experience with Ruby d) years of experience in Rails e) years of experience in f) value that you bring to the perspective company g) cost of living (i.e. housing and food within area) h) healthcare costs (i.e. medical, dental, and so on) Next, here’s a salary wizard that might be of some assistance to you: > **[Salary.com – Unlock the Power of Pay](https://www.salary.com/)** > > Know your worth. Inform your career path by finding out what you should earn. Use your customized salary estimate to negotiate pay with confidence. In our company, they tend to hire someone that knows Rails and a lot of other things. Thus, they tend to look for a jack of all trades type of person that has a specialization in Ruby/Rails. Furthermore, they look for someone that likes to learn new stuff. Why? If there’s no growth in your employees, the company cannot expect to grow. Good luck, -Conrad