(03-08-2017, 01:54 PM)SammyOES2 Wrote:(02-22-2017, 11:07 PM)plam Wrote: Average Canadian salary for a Waterloo Software Engineering grad just out of school is $70k, vs $110 in the US. (We didn't ask about currency, unfortunately, and will be sure to fix that this year). So $60k is significantly below average.
Almost certainly 110 in USD.
Common co-op rates for Waterloo Software Engineers in the US is above 110 CAD (adjusted for annual salary).
Definitely agree. I can also vouch for the fact typical co-op offers in the bay area are currently at $110k CAD annualized, and generally also include free housing or a generous housing stipend. Co-op offers over $100k USD annualized + housing are common enough in the bay area that I'd be pretty surprised if anyone was accepting a lower full time offer.
I also think Stephen Lake's post about salaries in KW was pretty misleading. There are companies that pay competitive to SF salaries in KW, but they don't do it by paying $65k. There's companies in KW (both Canadian and American) offering $100k/year CAD to new grads (generally plus substantial stock compensation, about $25k/year USD), and they're the companies that are able to actually compete with bay area earnings after cost of living.