Software Engineering: Income over the Course of a Career
A Software Engineer’s Annual Gross Income (AGI) over 35 years, adjusted for inflation. AGI is a US tax measurement of an individual’s total gross income minus specific deductions. This is a chart that displays my AGI for the years 1987 through 2025 relative to my 1987 AGI, adjusted for inflation. For example, in 1987 the number is 1.0 (my 1987 AGI is 1.0✕ my 1987 AGI). In 1998, my AGI was 2.0 (I had effectively doubled my income that year relative to 1987’s income). This data was extracted from my tax returns. ...