It depends on where you are coming from and/or going to... if you are earning less than the average income $72k/yr in the US, it's pretty easy to come close as

It depends on where you are coming from and/or going to... if you are earning less than the average income $72k/yr in the US, it's pretty easy to come close as even a starting level junior dev with no experience. As relatively high paid people, it's easy to forget that most people don't make nearly what our type of work makes, and half make less than the above, even a decade in.