What are we worth?

I am posing this question for two reasons. I am curious to
see what a CF
developer is worth to a company and also because I might be
switching dev
jobs to another company that is going to switch from ASP to
CF and would
like to know what I should be asking for to keep in line with
fair market.
So, where is everyone from and what do they make? (Employed
professionals
only, please.)
I am in Ann Arbor, MI and I am making $50k with full
benefits.

quote:
Originally posted by:
tclaremont
Based on cost of living, etc, I am going to venture that $50K
is quite a bit on the low side. The DC area or the hot tech spots
in Flordia will likely see that increase by 50% or more.
Agreed, $50K is too low.
And you don't necessarily have to be in a major center to
pull in a good buck (though it certainly doesn't hurt). A lot
depends on the company in question. I work for a mid-sized bank (so
they've got a few bucks), and though we're two hours outside of any
real population center, the compensation is most agreeable.

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But if it is something more subtle like "the colors seem wrong" or "the screen is not set straight" it will take more arguing. And I can't stand arguing about stuff like that just to get a good phone.
So... What were the problems you had with your phone?
Well the only reason I got the IPhones was because it was a birthday gift,And the first phone I got was the 16G in white so when we got home My screen was jumping so I said okay maybe if I power my phone off and than cut it back on maybe it will started to work a little better,While it didn't I just made thing worse My screen was only jumping it wouldn't come back on after that,So I was so mad cause we had to drive a 138 miles to get my phone and than my cousin came over and she have the same phone I had just got.But her phone look like she had it for some years the white on the back of the phone had turned a off white.
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Edited for clarity by Tony R.

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