> hard working, smart technologists struggle through and at best maybe make a decent living at a good tech company
Woah woah woah.
If we want to claim that any tech salary is hard working and struggling, then I suggest you spend a summer digging ditches for the DOT, coal mining, or working in a factory.
In the US, programmers make about 2.5x the median salary (2019) [0]. The entire US median in 2019 was $35,000.
So remember to look down for perspective too, not just up.
Woah woah woah.
If we want to claim that any tech salary is hard working and struggling, then I suggest you spend a summer digging ditches for the DOT, coal mining, or working in a factory.
In the US, programmers make about 2.5x the median salary (2019) [0]. The entire US median in 2019 was $35,000.
So remember to look down for perspective too, not just up.
[0] https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/COLA/central.html https://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/computer-programm...