I once looked at software jobs at Indiana University a few years ago.  Take a look at their current published salary docs.<p>Level descriptions: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.indiana.edu&#x2F;~uhrs&#x2F;salary&#x2F;level_guides&#x2F;LG-IT-systdev.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.indiana.edu&#x2F;~uhrs&#x2F;salary&#x2F;level_guides&#x2F;LG-IT-systd...</a><p>Salary ranges: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.indiana.edu&#x2F;~uhrs&#x2F;salary&#x2F;pa-ranges-201516.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.indiana.edu&#x2F;~uhrs&#x2F;salary&#x2F;pa-ranges-201516.html</a><p>If you prefer not to click, I&#x27;ll summarize:<p><pre><code>  Entry level: $41-53k&#x2F;yr
  Junior: $53-69k&#x2F;yr
  Senior: $69-90k&#x2F;yr
  Tech Manager: $90-117k&#x2F;yr
  Tech Executive: $103-134k&#x2F;yr
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I would literally need to be the manager of an entire department to earn more there than I do now, as a lowly worker peon.  In Alabama.<p>Every last person working there now must have already explicitly decided, &quot;I am never, ever, ever moving anywhere else.&quot;  I politely extricated myself from the interview process, offering the feedback that their salary ranges are not competitive.<p>The talent is available.  But it just isn&#x27;t going to sell itself to the lowest bidder.