<story><title>Tech compensation in 2021</title><url>https://jacobian.org/2021/oct/13/tech-salaries-2021/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>throwaway2016a</author><text>20 years experience, two books under my belt, and lead architect (with a CTO title) on several good sized projects and most I have ever gotten in $175k... every time I see an article like this, I think I am doing something &amp;quot;very wrong&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;I live about 40 miles outside of Boston.&lt;p&gt;Edit: Looking at levels.fyi for Boston that actually puts me above the median[1]. Why the heck is Boston so low compared to other markets?&lt;p&gt;Edit 2: Boston, MA and Denver, CO on Levels.fyi are both a median $159k but due to cost of living, that $159k in Denver is the same as $211k in Boston. I.e. adjusted for the cost of living, Denver pays 25% better.&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.levels.fyi&amp;#x2F;Salaries&amp;#x2F;Software-Engineer&amp;#x2F;Greater-Boston-Area&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.levels.fyi&amp;#x2F;Salaries&amp;#x2F;Software-Engineer&amp;#x2F;Greater-Bo...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>eminence32</author><text>It seems like a lot of HN readers are continually playing the &amp;quot;maximize salary&amp;quot; game and use like articles like this one to figure out how well they&amp;#x27;re doing.  If you want to play that game, then good luck, have fun.  I understand the desire.&lt;p&gt;But it&amp;#x27;s not for everyone.  Are you able to live comfortably on $175k per year?  Do you enjoy what you do and the people that you work with?  If so, I don&amp;#x27;t think there should be any shame in staying where you are.  Don&amp;#x27;t feel like you have to chase every last dollar.</text></comment>
<story><title>Tech compensation in 2021</title><url>https://jacobian.org/2021/oct/13/tech-salaries-2021/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>throwaway2016a</author><text>20 years experience, two books under my belt, and lead architect (with a CTO title) on several good sized projects and most I have ever gotten in $175k... every time I see an article like this, I think I am doing something &amp;quot;very wrong&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;I live about 40 miles outside of Boston.&lt;p&gt;Edit: Looking at levels.fyi for Boston that actually puts me above the median[1]. Why the heck is Boston so low compared to other markets?&lt;p&gt;Edit 2: Boston, MA and Denver, CO on Levels.fyi are both a median $159k but due to cost of living, that $159k in Denver is the same as $211k in Boston. I.e. adjusted for the cost of living, Denver pays 25% better.&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.levels.fyi&amp;#x2F;Salaries&amp;#x2F;Software-Engineer&amp;#x2F;Greater-Boston-Area&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.levels.fyi&amp;#x2F;Salaries&amp;#x2F;Software-Engineer&amp;#x2F;Greater-Bo...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>diskzero</author><text>If you have a family that loves you, manageable stress levels and a purpose in life, I think you are doing a lot of things right. I am sure you are worth more! There are probably ways to increase your compensation and maintain your quality of life, but is it really worth it?</text></comment>