Analysis of compensation, level, and experience details of 19k tech workers

[Twitter thread, Hacker News discussion, Reddit discussion]

There are several metrics important to our career progress: How much should I be paid? How long should it take me to get to the next level? Does my field really favor the young and if so, does my career have a deadline?

Employers know the answers as they have the benefit of seeing an aggregated picture through dealing with many candidates and employees. The majority of us, however, may only work with a handful of employers in our enti...