> As a software engineer, I make approximately the median income for my county. I don’t know who these top-10% tech workers are, but they’re certainly not my co

> As a software engineer, I make approximately the median income for my county. I don’t know who these top-10% tech workers are, but they’re certainly not my colleagues. They are at FAANG companies. Engineers there with 5+ years of experience are pulling down more than $200k total comp in most roles, and many of them make a bit more than that.