Currently an engineer in MCOL area with 4 years experience (post graduating, not counting experience before/during college and large side gigs). I have a BS/MS/PhD in engineering and an MBA in business analytics. Currently making 100k as an engineer IV. As an engineer with a functional knowledge (but no former training) in IT and data analytics, what are the best avenues to get to 200k without changing fields and starting at an entry level position (or moving to a HCOL area)?

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I’m in software engineering so I don’t know if my advice will help. After 0 yoe I made $60k and after 1 year I went fully remote for $110-120k. Maybe switch jobs if you don’t hit the figure you want at your current job.

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