honestly thats not bad compared to some. I saw an internship yesterday that had a salary range 120-160k and required 12 years of experience with a masters. I had to double check that it was actually an internship cause holy cow

That’s about what I would expect with no degree required and the Python experience “preferred” and not “required”

Based on the job posting a recent high school grad who did a few Python projects in school would qualify.

At least it says preferred. At most places that means not necessarily at all, because people that have what they’re hoping for won’t apply, so they have to choose someone newer