After my last post, I got some email asking me to add on mobile developer. I added some cloud jobs to the list. The results are below.
| Job | Number of Jobs (Washington) | Salary (Average) |
| Blackberry Developer | 241 | $64K |
| iPhone Developer | 650 | $83K |
| Windows Phone developer | 750 | $81K |
| Android Developer | 580 | $85K |
| IOS Developer | 198 | $86K |
| Windows Mobile Developer | 800 | $83K |
| Azure Developer | 704 | $80K |
| Cloud Developer | 2500 | $88K |
| EC2 Developer | 463 | $87K |
| Solution Architect | 3600 | $98K |
| .Net Architect | 790 | $95K |
One of the nice thing that Indeed.Com does is also cite how the rates compare nationally. In general I am seeing Washington jobs are 11% below the national average. If you are single, renting then you can likely increase your earnings by 20-30% by moving. Bellingham is 19% below the national average. So the average developer would earn $6K more (or $500/month) by working in Seattle. There are some folks whose jobs are moving to Vancouver, WA – this is 16% below, so they should expect a 3% salary increase (and don’t expect higher wages by crossing into Oregon.. it’s also at 16% below).
Moving for work or the money
The following are spot checks of ‘developer’’ salaries at various spots.
| Location | From National Average |
| Washington | -11% |
| Bellingham, WA | -19% |
| Spokane, WA | -7% |
| Redmond, WA | -13% |
| Seattle, WA | -13% |
| Vancouver, WA / Portland OR | -16% |
| Boise, ID | -26% |
| Washington, DC | +12% |
| New York City | +21% |
| Phoenix, AZ | -18% |
| San Francisco | +20% |
| San Jose | +22% |
| Los Angeles | +3% |
| Reno, NV | -13% |
| Las Vegas | -16% |
| Vancouver, BC | +25% |
| Salt Lake City | -15% |
| Tampa, FL | -10% |
| Boston, MA | +10% |
| Alaska | -20% |
| North Dakota | -2% |
| South Dakota | -11% |
| Eugene, OR | -6% |
Note: Vancouver BC is 25% above average, so some one with dual citizenship or a simple NAFTA work visa could be pulling in 44% more by commuting across the border from Whatcom. I was back channeled by someone who confirmed that there are low skilled folks doing that from Whatcom Co. now. Vancouver has a very high cost of living (average house price is over 1 million dollars – 5x Bellingham), so high wages. It is much easier for a US person to work in Canada than for a Canadian to work in Canada and live in the US (i.e. they would lose their BC Medical insurance etc).
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