Thank you! The question was simply what steps should one take (in tech) to become valuable enough to earn a highly-substantial premium in earnings -- to cross

Thank you! The question was simply what steps should one take (in tech) to become valuable enough to earn a highly-substantial premium in earnings -- to cross the next threshold so to speak -- using approx $250K as a benchmark. Responses about changing lifestyle, location, or ponderings on the meaning of wealth in our modern age are simply not responses to the question posed.