[edot]

Nope, not low at all. In the Midwest that’s exceedingly normal, even for non-entry level. $70k a year is living good in the Midwest, especially if dual income household ($140k a year is plenty when a decent house goes for $300k).

[jtmarl1n]

This is extremely regional dependent. Please don’t think 70K is living large across the majority of the Midwest, it is not.

[SR2Z]

It might not be living large, but it's a very comfortable income for a single person in pretty much the whole region.

[davkan]

Fair enough, 55k would’ve seemed pretty low to me in the NE for a fresh dev. Not 75k though.

[thewebguyd]

55k is low for a dev, but not for a ton of other office/administrative roles that are threatened by AI automation.