[throwaway_xx9]

My friend who lives in Manila says $1,000/month for call center manager, $2,000/month for programmer, $3,000/month for eng. manager. Any of those people can afford to buy an iPhone, car and house in a few years, and they use Uber and ecommerce like a digital native.

[gexla]

This seems about right. The tech industry is one of the few industries where you can break out of the ceiling of the local economy.

Otherwise, what might be (or once was) considered a solid middle wage job back in the U.S. is probably closer to what the call center manager is making.