So if you were making $200k+ you wouldn't be wanting to be a developer? In which case, you either don't generate enough value in your current role or you haven

So if you were making $200k+ you wouldn't be wanting to be a developer? In which case, you either don't generate enough value in your current role or you haven't negotiated your salary effectively. $125k pa does seem low for a good quant on Wall St. The amount of effort required to be a good, thus valuable and well paid developer, is considerable. Similar level of effort invested in your current skillset might see you advance in your present career track.