I'm 24 living in NYC working for a big tech company making ~$120k/year, combining bonuses, stocks and salary.
My question, if I'm making this at age 24, how much are older devs in their 30s/40s making?
We recently hired somebody who's around 40 and is only a level higher than me. The same level that other devs in the company get to by the age of 26-27, making around 10%-15% more than me.
My intuition tells me that my overall compensation won't increase that much even by the time I reach to Principal Engineer.
I feel as if no matter how much more experience you have, your overall compensation is quite similar to that of a graduate, or at least is not significantly higher.
My question, if I'm making this at age 24, how much are older devs in their 30s/40s making?
We recently hired somebody who's around 40 and is only a level higher than me. The same level that other devs in the company get to by the age of 26-27, making around 10%-15% more than me.
My intuition tells me that my overall compensation won't increase that much even by the time I reach to Principal Engineer.
I feel as if no matter how much more experience you have, your overall compensation is quite similar to that of a graduate, or at least is not significantly higher.
Any thoughts?