Throwaway account. I'm based out of a smaller town with a low cost of living in the north east.
2004 - first job at non tech company - $37.5k
2005 - switched to web design company - $40k
2006 - same company, minor raise - $42k
2007 - same company, minor raise - $44k
2008 - switch company, "senior" dev - $70k
2009 - same company, performance raise - $75k
2010 - switch companies - same pay - $75k
2011 - major performance bonus - $90k
2012 - same company - raise - $95k
2013 - company acquihired by BigCo - raise + bonus = $115k
2014 - promo/performance bonus/stock/retention = $170k
2015 - promo/performance bonus/stock/retention = $195k
2016 - move to new job with old friends = $140k salary + bonus
2017 - same job, salary bump and bonus = $140k
2018 - same job, more salary but less bonus. Way less stress = $130k