It's not up/down. It's career track. You ended up in the management track. You want to be in the technical track. It's difficult to make as much money in other

It's not up/down. It's career track. You ended up in the management track. You want to be in the technical track. It's difficult to make as much money in other tracks, so you need to decide what your risk tolerance is. But keep in mind that you're looking the grass on the other side and thinking it's greener. People in the technical track have the frustration of having many technical decisions made for them by the "idiots" in the management track. Pick your poison.