“Experience” is a value producing parameter. Around here (Boston) people just starting out seem to make near what people with many more years experience. If you

“Experience” is a value producing parameter. Around here (Boston) people just starting out seem to make near what people with many more years experience. If you are somewhere that isn’t paying you, shop around and leave for a company that will pay/appreciate you like you deserve. I never made decent money programming until I became an independent contractor. (For reference, I probably have been a developer longer than you’ve been alive.)