A 2020 HackerRank Developer Skills Report reads, software developers in the US make almost 3x more than their Indian counterparts.
The Report is based on responses from 116,648 developers and students. The majority of the people surveyed by HackerRank were likely to be industry veterans and experienced developers.
Indian Developers Earning Much Less Than Global Average Salary!
According to the report, the average salary for Indian developers is $38,229 per year a little over Rs 27 lakh. Whereas the developers in the US earn $109,167 per year (a little over Rs 80 lakh per year) with developers in cities like San Francisco and Seattle earning considerably more than developers in other US cities.
Surprisingly and interestingly, the survey finds that even the developers in Pakistan with their average annual salary of $39,154 earn a bit more than what Indian professionals earn.
Around the globe, a developer makes $54,491 (Rs 40 lakh approx) on average, with developers in countries like the US, Australia, Canada and Netherlands making significantly more money than the developers in Asian countries.
