[Workaccount2]

Software engineering pay is an outlier for STEM fields. It would not be surprising at all if SWE work fell into the ~$80-120k camp even with 10+ years experience.

They won't go broke, but landing a $175k work from home job with platinum tier benefits will be near impossible. $110K with a hybrid schedule and mediocre benefits will be very common even for seniors.

[nyarlathotep_]

That's actually totally reasonable, but what's the end result for housing markets in areas saturated by these kinds of gigs now.

Would there be reasonably priced houses in Seattle/SF? Can't see that happening