When the average US salary is something like 45k, $150k is a high salary especially when you have no plan or clear path to the goal
Based on your comments in this thread, I'd suggest that soft skills could use a refresher and might be the difference between getting something and getting passed over again next time - good luck, it isn't easy
To be fair to the OP, the median (so lower than average) salary for a single person with a bachelor's degree (in USA) is ~$80,000, give or take a few bucks.
The average is likely higher, and then higher again for higher COL areas.
So it's not unreasonable for OP to expect to start at this level, and work their way up to $150k over the next 5-7 years.
Not talking about average US salary. The OP is a software engineer so we should be talking about average SWE salary bands. Even ignoring crazy FAANG/MANGO salaries, $140k is not “insane” in overall tech.
leakycap|4 months ago
Based on your comments in this thread, I'd suggest that soft skills could use a refresher and might be the difference between getting something and getting passed over again next time - good luck, it isn't easy
antisthenes|4 months ago
The average is likely higher, and then higher again for higher COL areas.
So it's not unreasonable for OP to expect to start at this level, and work their way up to $150k over the next 5-7 years.
jinushaun|4 months ago