Hi! I might get a job offer for a programming position (mostly high-level networking) in a game studio in Sweden (stockholm) and I'm having a hard time deciding what range of salary to ask for. This is my first "real" job offer so it's a junior position I suppose. I've got two degrees: one in general computing that I did in France (2 years), and a BSc in Computer Graphics Sciences with first class honours from the UK (3 years). I've got around 6 monthes of work experience in the software industry. The cost of living in stockholm is quite high, so I was shooting for a salary between 30.000 and 35.000 SEK. Is that reasonable, or should I ask for more? Any advices/links on the matter would be very much appreciated! Let me know if you need additional information. Thanks in advance.

around 30k seems reasonable for sweden in general, (You might get a bit more in Sthlm but 35k is pretty close to the upper limit for a junior position)

Also, unless we are talking about DICE you probably shouldn't expect a competetive salary (Most other studios are quite small and the game industry in general pays alot less than other software developer positions)

And for a senior programmer ? (12+ games in resume) ... because I've heard there are a lot of great girls ;)

Oh, it's not just a rumor :P