2024 Capstone Salary Data Insights with Chris

About this episode

Chris shares insights on the salary data for Capstone graduates and discusses trends affecting the job market.

In this episode, Chris shares insights from the most recent salary data for Capstone graduates who began Capstone in 2024. He highlights notable trends, including the return to office and the significant salary gap for roles based in New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area. We then open the floor to student questions, covering a range of topics such as what incoming students can expect when entering Capstone in 2026, how AI is shaping the day-to-day work of software engineers, and how current students can best prepare for those changes. At Launch School, our goal is to be transparent and provide students with the resources they need to succeed. Discussing the state of the job market and what it means for both enrolled and prospective students is an important part of that mission. We hope you find the discussion insightful and helpful.

People in this episode

Guest: Chris

Topics covered

• salary data
• Capstone graduates
• job market trends
• AI in software engineering

Keywords

• 2024
• New York City
• San Francisco Bay Area
• return to office

Mentioned in this episode

Places: New York City, the San Francisco Bay Area

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