---
title: "Why Software Developer Salaries Stagnate"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-software-developer-salaries-stagnate-21-f2tgxk
source_url: https://cult.honeypot.io/reads/why-software-developer-salaries-stagnate
type: article
source: "Honeypot"
published: 2021-01-13T12:31:48.395Z
updated: 2026-03-15T02:22:28.700Z
tags: ["career", "general-programming"]
upvotes: 18
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Why Software Developer Salaries Stagnate

**[Honeypot](https://daily.dev/sources/honeypot)** · 18 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Software development is one of the best jobs in the world, according to numerous surveys. With the explosion of code schools, online coding courses, and computer science majors, new developers are entering the market every day. The more supply you have, the lower the price for software developers. The software development industry has a bad habit of basing seniority primarily on a developer's experience.

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