"Many" could mean anything, so it's impossible to argue for or against. I mean, pretty much everyone in NYC, SF (maybe Seattle too?) makes $200k+. That's a dec

"Many" could mean anything, so it's impossible to argue for or against. I mean, pretty much everyone in NYC, SF (maybe Seattle too?) makes $200k+. That's a decent number of people to be sure, but a fraction of all engineers in the United States. The average senior software engineer salary nationwide is just over $120k. (That average includes the high coastal salaries, obviously.) Ain't no one getting accredited on that, honey. You're right about the income rule, thanks for the correction.