> To attempt to answer the second - I’ve heard the often-repeated “COBOL pays great!” statement isn’t actually true. > From what I recall (no personal experien

> To attempt to answer the second - I’ve heard the often-repeated “COBOL pays great!” statement isn’t actually true. > From what I recall (no personal experience), the pay is quite a bit less than big tech, with the downside of an antiquated language on the resume and nightmare codebases to deal with. Doesn’t sound like a good career move. FAANG salaries are kind of ridiculous, so using them as a base for a comparison is probably not going to lead to much insight.