My first couple of programming jobs I was making about 60% of what you made, although I had no degree at the time. I was the only programmer for one company. Y

My first couple of programming jobs I was making about 60% of what you made, although I had no degree at the time. I was the only programmer for one company. You can relax, but you might not want to. My salary has been artificially lowered because every previous company likes to make an offer based on your previous salary, or I've made so little that I had no savings and had to take the first job offered to me every time. It wears on you after awhile, and I probably could have made a lot, lot more money if I made better choices earlier (although I also wouldn't have some of the wide range of job and life experiences also, so there's that). But every once in awhile it's nice to take a breather, sit back, recalibrate yourself, get your work/life balance back in check, work on some creative things in your spare time, etc. Easier, non-stressful jobs will allow that. So I guess it's wherever you need to be in life right now and how much you need to be compensated. But if you're not getting challenged at your work, you're probably not learning skills that are in demand and your next job hunt will probably be more difficult.