From what I understand of the Washington DC market, senior software engineers are generally paid more than technical managers. But, given that many good techni

From what I understand of the Washington DC market, senior software engineers are generally paid more than technical managers. But, given that many good technical managers were at one point good technical developers, it makes sense that they're paid more. Having done both roles, being the 'lead' senior technical developer is the more difficult of the two. Though technical project management is more difficult than programming.