> I make $4-500k as a software engineer in the midwest
This is a massive outlier though. In your case, the exception proves the rule.
The rule: "The 1% of Nurses that found a partner in the US top 1 percentile will be able to quit their job."
This is a massive outlier though. In your case, the exception proves the rule.
The rule: "The 1% of Nurses that found a partner in the US top 1 percentile will be able to quit their job."
(I managed a team where post-Covid, 3 left to make >$500k, 2-4 round up the $3250-$425k range. It sure _feels_ average)
Outside of that, $250k is pretty much top of the like for a SWE.
$250k still puts you in the top 2 Percentile of the US. So, while double the nurses would get to retire cuz of rich husbands, 98% would still be in the same pickle.
I'm reminded of that episode of Arrested Development. "I mean it's just one banana Michael, how much could it possibly cost? $10?" "You've never actually set foot inside of a grocery store before, have you?"