Hell, I've been programming (among other things) for 20 years now and never even come close to $100K. Granted, I live in a rural area, so CoL is lower, but sti

Hell, I've been programming (among other things) for 20 years now and never even come close to $100K. Granted, I live in a rural area, so CoL is lower, but still, that doesn't entirely balance out. Not every tech worker works at a tech company, and not every tech worker makes bank, in either relative or absolute terms.