At those rates, it's a fantastic career. However, compared to software most careers fall short. I feel incredibly lucky that I chose software and that I love it

At those rates, it's a fantastic career. However, compared to software most careers fall short. I feel incredibly lucky that I chose software and that I love it. I was intentional about it, in that I chose software from when I was a teenager because I wanted to be rich and that's where I saw the money. 25 years later, I'm not rich (not yet anyway, haven't given up) but I'm comfortable. I'm probably quite poor compared to software engineers of my age, but it's been an amazing career so far, and it's far from over.