It's far from the same pay, not even close. Going into PM, for any value of P, would require me to cut back dramatically on the lifestyle that software engineer

It's far from the same pay, not even close. Going into PM, for any value of P, would require me to cut back dramatically on the lifestyle that software engineering work has afforded my family. Have a look at Glassdoor data for any company. Pay disparity between the two professions is obvious.