If you’re not involved in the tech industry, then the title of this article may surprise you.
It’s no secret that many employed software engineers enjoy a comfortable financial income. If you’ve watched one of the many blog posts or videos on “How Much do Software Engineers Make?” — and believe me there are a lot — then you’ll know that most software engineers in the US make high 5-figure or low 6-figure salaries depending on their location and experience.
But if what you know about software engineer salaries has come from YouTube videos, then you only know part of the story. That’s because those videos only talk about the average case. But what about the top 1%? How much are the top software engineers in the field making?
As it turns out, a lot. The incomes of the top software engineers rival, and even surpass, the professional athletes you see on TV.
Yes, you heard that right. The scrawny person you see dressed in the startup-branded sweatshirt and hunched over their laptop all day long could be making just as much as the muscle-bound titans you watch running up-and-down the gridiron. I’m know I’m…
