$95k/year is lower middle-class these days in America, and probably strugging to pay the bills in many areas due to ridiculous CoL. Sure, the company might not

$95k/year is lower middle-class these days in America, and probably strugging to pay the bills in many areas due to ridiculous CoL. Sure, the company might not blink an eye at spending $2820 on a software license for the engineer to use at work, but the engineer himself probably isn't going to be able to fit that into his own budget if he wants to work on any personal mechanical projects at home.