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Re:Ask HN: Software Engineer hitting 40: what's next? by temporaryi3 on Monday November 29, 2021 @05:43AM (#29378295)
It's more reasonable to expect them to make 35-45K pre taxes, 20-25k after taxes. With a COL of a working class person around 17.5-20k.

Most people in software, or any tech field, are barely middle class let alone retiring aged 50.

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