I'd say tech salaries have been waaaay ahead of inflation in the last 10 years. When I was a junior, even a third of my current salary would be life-changing.

I'd say tech salaries have been waaaay ahead of inflation in the last 10 years. When I was a junior, even a third of my current salary would be life-changing. Now the life changing bar is probably around half my current salary. Except back then you could only make the current salary as a manager, now it's just a mid range IC. Some other fields like accounting jobs hasn't caught up, so we're in a really good spot. Corona and remote working also torpedoed real estate prices, so now the primary cost of living (homes) have become much more affordable. So inflation is not the only thing to look at.