Why is the salary of software development programmers so high? Is it a bubble or a matter of course?

Wages in every industry are determined by the market. We have to analyze demand and supply.

First, the it industry has been the darling of capital since its birth. Therefore, this industry is generally not short of money and has the ability to give you a high salary.

Second, compared with manufacturing, it is a light asset industry. In addition to labor costs, bosses and investors basically do not need to bear other large-scale costs. Foxconn's salary is not high, but if you count the annual depreciation of equipment, it will be terrible.

Third, the marginal cost of the it industry is very low. When a set of office is developed, selling a set is also selling. Selling one million sets is just an extra one million CDs, especially in the Internet industry. This means that it companies can support a huge business scale by hiring a small number of employees. Alibaba has more than 20,000 people, only one fifth or even one tenth of a railway bureau.

Fourth, the scale of it industry has been expanding at a high speed, but programmers can't get up at all. Even programmers who change careers halfway can't ignore their years of academic background before changing careers. This is the main reason for the relationship between supply and demand.

Fifth, programmers are the core competitiveness of the it industry. I won't explain this.

Sixth, besides basic hardware and office space, the production tools in it industry mainly exist in the form of information, and most of them are free. This means that it enterprises can frequently update production tools and improve production efficiency, which is basically impossible for traditional industries.

Seventh, it industry is the most thorough market-oriented industry of human resources. Under the same conditions, programmers bear greater unemployment risk than others, which is reflected in salary. Even within the it industry, the recruitment cost of startups is higher than that of large companies. This cost may not be reflected in the monthly salary, but you should also consider the options.