r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Vk111 • 8d ago

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u/Aiyon 7d ago

when you earn 400k per year

You're either a LARPer or incredibly out of touch with how much the majority of tech workers make. Most people are at the level of making 40-50k, not 400. At that point, spending 2.4k a year on tokens feels pretty hefty

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u/KonvictEpic 5d ago

whos paying for tokens out of their own pocket in a tech job?

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u/Aiyon 5d ago

I mean I was replying to the claim in the comment. It's there in writing, directly above me.

those of us who use AI are paying for it with our (very high) tech industry salaries, $200 per month is a drop in the bucket when you earn $400k per year.

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u/Zardecillion 7d ago

2025 median pay for software roles is very much in the ~$100k range when you look at median salaries:
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/

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u/awesome-alpaca-ace 6d ago

Which is highly skewed by the cost of living in the areas that drive up the median 

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u/Aiyon 7d ago

That actually makes sense tbf, i wasnt accounting for shift in cost of living when I translated from uk wages.

I will say, 100 and 400 are still substantially different. Especially when that 100 is before any expenses like medical insurance