Once you get out of the big cities there is a big drop-off. The last 3 years have brought a bit of balance but the gap is still large. Where I live 200k is a CE

Once you get out of the big cities there is a big drop-off. The last 3 years have brought a bit of balance but the gap is still large. Where I live 200k is a CEO salary, and there’s a lot of resistance to going above that for other employees (even in $100MM+ companies with plenty of budget to burn). In places like where I live you basically need a side job to get to 250k. I do about 10 extra hours a week and it nets me a 30% increase on my regular salary + benefits. I wish my employer would notice this and just offer me a 30% raise for my undivided attention, but I’ll also do what I have to in order to maximize my income and they’ll just have to respect that :)