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Average developer wages in U.S. 2017
Average salaries of developers in the United States as of early 2017 (in U.S. dollars)
by Shanhong Liu,
last edited
Jun 26, 2018
The statistic shows the average salaries earned by developers in the United States as of early 2017. According to the survey, machines learning specialists in the United Stated had an average salary of about 104 thousand U.S. dollars as of that time.
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by Shanhong Liu,
last edited
Jun 26, 2018
The statistic shows the average salaries earned by developers in the United States as of early 2017. According to the survey, machines learning specialists in the United Stated had an average salary of about 104 thousand U.S. dollars as of that time.
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- United States
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- Early 2017
- Number of respondents
- 11,455 respondents
- Special properties
- Members of the programming community
- Method of interview
- Online survey
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- Early 2017
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- 11,455 respondents
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- Members of the programming community
- Method of interview
- Online survey
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