My old boss in Phoenix kept pushing me to take a management track, but I stuck with the technical side.

He said I'd cap my salary at 90k, but five years later I'm a lead engineer clearing 140k. Anyone else find the 'move up or move out' advice just doesn't fit some people?

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the_charles1mo ago

Honestly though, that's a pretty rare outcome. Most tech guys who stay individual contributors do hit a hard ceiling, way lower than management. Your boss was probably just giving the standard advice that works for 90% of people.

sarah1981mo ago

My last company had principal engineers making over 200k.

martinez.anna18d ago

Did you see that article about Netflix engineers making 400k? @the_charles has a point about rare outcomes though.