A few thoughts: First, sources. Please. Second, salaries are all over the map. Worse, the under-performers and insecure are always included in salary reports

A few thoughts: First, sources. Please. Second, salaries are all over the map. Worse, the under-performers and insecure are always included in salary reports which makes it hard to know where you might stand against competent, self-assured peers. Third, we need to stop worshiping $100k as any sort of meaningful milestone. Skilled tradesfolk can make that and more. "Six-figures" has had the same cultural cache my whole life. Meanwhile inflation (even w/ low rates) marches on, compounding. What was $100k in 1995 would have to be $150k today. Or 1985 to today, which would be over $210k. [1] [1] http://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm http://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm