For some more perspective :). A $175,000 is close to top compensation in our field. The average software engineer(obviously not just out of school) earns arou

For some more perspective :). A $175,000 is close to top compensation in our field. The average software engineer(obviously not just out of school) earns around $96,000. The average GP earns $211,000 and the average specialist earns $411,000.