Comment by KetoManx64

Damn that is absolutely brutal. I dropped out of college after about 1 year and just learned by watching YouTube videos and installing Linux on a spare computer and running a homelab. Had to hop through a couple of lower paying IT jobs to accumulate some experience for the resume, but am now making low 6 figures in DevOPS, fully remote.

I recomend job hopping if you haven't in a while, that's the only way to really get those 20-40% raises from what you're making at the moment.