My honest salary progression working in tech since graduating with my computer science degree

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The post taps into a common interest in career progression and salary information within the tech industry. By sharing a personal and relatable journey with clear financial milestones, it likely resonated with viewers seeking similar career paths or curious about tech salaries.

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The creator shares their salary progression as a software engineer since graduating with a computer science degree. They detail their earnings from 2020-21 as a software test engineer, 2021-23 as a software engineer, and from 2024 to the present as a software engineer earning over $100k.

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1Introduction to salary progression in tech
22020-21: Software Test Engineer salary
32021-23: Software Engineer salary range
42024-present: Software Engineer salary over $100k

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My honest salary progression working in tech since graduating with my computer science degree 2020-21, software test engineer, $21 per hour or $43.6k per year 2021-23, software engineer $70k-$100k 2024-present, software engineer, over $100k

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My honest salary progression in tech as a software engineer since graduating with my computer science degree in fall 2019 #softwareengineer #computerscience #salary