2005 - $9/hour web dev intern
2007 - $14/hour part-time web developer and software engineer. (This was still in college.)
2010 - $60K/year software engineer.
2013 - $85K/year sr. software engineer (including bonuses).
2018 - $103K/year sr. software engineer (including bonuses).
I feel I've been somewhat underpaid compared to market averages, but I have reasonable money for now. Lived super-frugally in college and paid off student debts ~1 year after graduation. Never worked crazy overtime, although some jobs were pretty stressful due to sheer bad management. Had opportunities to become manager or architect, but don't want to move into a non-coding position.
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