[esoterica]

Most programmers are $90k/year code monkeys. The $400k+/year jobs are very heavily concentrated in a small number of tech hubs, and mostly in the bay, and that’s the relevant statistic that should inform your decision making if you want to make that type of money.

[lolinder]

> Most programmers are $90k/year code monkeys.

And this is the condescending attitude that makes the 99.4% of us who aren't overpaid Silicon Valley types resent the valley.

According to the BLS stats above the median salary for a software engineer is $130k, which is nearly double the median household income in the USA and more than enough to enjoy a very comfortable lifestyle in most areas of the US.

But sure, feel free to look down on those of us who choose to stop optimizing for wealth after realizing we already are earning in the top 10%.