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		j_baker on Dec 6, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Programmer Salaries in SF, by Language (2009) I feel sorry for the Basic programmer making $49,000 a year in San Francisco.

catch23 on Dec 6, 2009 [–]

FYI, BGI in San Francisco (large institutional investor firm) uses visual basic on their core trading platform (handles all instrument classes). Their visual basic developers there make more than 100k. Their bonuses are big too -- 50% of their salary usually.

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