My first job out of college was starting at 15/hr. I did that for three years, getting a $1/hr raise every year until I landed a "sweet" job for 55k/yr. It was

My first job out of college was starting at 15/hr. I did that for three years, getting a $1/hr raise every year until I landed a "sweet" job for 55k/yr. It wasn't until a couple years after that I realized I was still underpaid. I'm not a ninja programmer, and I'm doing mainly web development, but I'm outside of the Seattle area, and there are places hiring jobs with my experience level paying 100k+.