Salary progression 35M as a burnt out software engineer.

• 2014: $55,0000 Software QA in LOCL state
• 2015: $70,000 Software QA moved to MCOL state
• 2016: $75,000 Software Developer
• 2017: $120,000 Software Engineer (Job Change)
• 2018: $187,000 Software Engineer
• 2019: $199,000 Software Engineer
• 2020: $280,000 Software Engineer (Promotion)
• 2021: $341,000 Software Engineer
• 2022: $202,704 Software Engineer (Job Change, Move to LCOL State)
• 2023: $85,000 Software Developer
• 2024: $89,000 Software Developer
• 2025: $92,000 Software Developer

Basically quit big tech to work for the state government. Much happier now.