70-100k is a fantastic wage in Eastern Europe or Asia too. Not sure why that's germane to this discussion.
And no that's still quite low for a software developer in flyover country. It might be a good wage compared to median wages for everyone, but only because everyone else has lower wages too (to be fair, offset by lower cost of housing too).
> And no that's still quite low for a software developer in flyover country.
If you know at what company I can do better without relocating, I'd be delighted to hear it.
> It might be a good wage compared to median wages for everyone
It's not even really that, it's a normal middle class professional wage, though the high end is good. We've had juniors leave to pursue other careers...one (who'd actually done fairly well, closer to 100k than 50k) left to be a nurse, because he'd make more money. Software isn't really that great a field unless you plan to move somewhere like California.
"Supply and demand" is highly regionally dependent.
Lots of California and East Coast companies are hiring remote these days. You could easily break $150k without moving if you interview well. $200k+ is attainable once you have more of a track record of working for such companies.
My resume is all Silicon Valley/Bay Area tech, so my inbox has more of these opportunities. It might be harder at the beginning but you only need one of those jobs to establish that "pedigree" (it's dumb, I know).
And no that's still quite low for a software developer in flyover country. It might be a good wage compared to median wages for everyone, but only because everyone else has lower wages too (to be fair, offset by lower cost of housing too).