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		jason_adleberg on Sept 7, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: DeveloperAuction gets developers paid what they're... 10-15% of first year salary sounds like a laughably high commission. Surely it can't cost >$5K to find a good coder... Frankly, I don't see why it should cost more than 1K, tops, to find an excellent, excellent coder...

billpaetzke on Sept 7, 2012 | [–]

I have met recruiters that ask for 33% of first year salary. And I'm guessing that many settle for 15-25%.

zeroonetwothree on Sept 7, 2012 | [–]

Many companies pay referrals of $5-10k. So you could be making a lot of money if it's really that easy :)

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