Any of these companies will get you to $250k+ annual compensation in 0 - 3 years, depending on your current experience. Tech: - Google - Facebook - Salesfor

Any of these companies will get you to $250k+ annual compensation in 0 - 3 years, depending on your current experience. Tech: - Google - Facebook - Salesforce - Bloomberg Finance: - Renaissance Technologies - DE Shaw - Citadel - Two Sigma Since you're already on the East Coast, if you're presently located in - or can easily relocate to - the NYC metro area, getting hired at one of these companies is probably the most straightforward path to that goal. Entrepreneurship and consulting can also get you there, but that's a less straightforward path. These aren't the only companies either, mind you, these are just the ones I'm personally familiar with. Particularly towards the financial side of things, it wouldn't be outlandish to earn significantly more than that in first year compensation if you're placed on the right team. Considering you already have a decade of experience and a graduate degree in computer science, if you do well on the interview I'd estimate you'd reach your goal somewhere between immediately and 1.5 years in.