[throwaway1183]

So it likes transition into a business roles or try to be CEO.

My question, is there no way to be eternally stuck as "senior/staff engineer". I do not want anything beyond that. The salary of an average senior/staff engineer is always greater than median salary of the country.

That should solve all the living expenses.

[quickthrower2]

You can if course stay at that level forever.

Living expenses may or may not be constant. If you have a family expect them to increase alot while having less time to keep up with tech.

[throwaway1183]

Oh no, I thought the salary would be adjusted for inflation. Are there no social safety nets? This is really sad to know that salary isn't adjusted for living expenses!