My Salary Progression in Tech
I am Asian but was born and raised in Australia. I have a Bachelor of Science and I work as a web developer, e.g. Spring, ASP.NET, React, WordPress, Drupal, etc.<p>2013 - 23yo - $45K - First job - Magento developer building eCommerce websites for clients.<p>2014 - 24yo - $54K<p>2015 - 25yo - $70K - Second job - Magento &#x2F; Shopify &#x2F; WordPress developer, building eCommerce websites for clients.<p>2016 - 26yo - $75K<p>2017 - 27yo - $80K - Third job - Full stack web developer - Predominantly using Spring and React to build bespoke solutions for clients.<p>2018 - 28yo - $85K<p>I don&#x27;t begrudge people with their crazy salaries but I do get frustrated that I can&#x27;t find success myself. I&#x27;m really struggling with savings and building up a nest egg for retirement.