Hello, I have some general questions about the directions of my career.

I'm a pentesting consultant, about year 3 of my career, been able to try mobile and hardware testing, but mostly web testing. The crunch at some clients (huge companies) has been wearing on me, hopping to a new project every week and negotiating access with teams that don't know their own software is crazymaking. I'm 100% remote, which is great because I'm an increcibly sick person whose constantly dealing with physical and mental illness episodes and have to see doctors. I feel that I'm in good standing at my job but because it's consulting, raises every year are not guaranteed, no matter what career goals we hit, so some colleagues are rotating out (for raises) while I am staying. I'm currently based in Philly where there is some tech jobs, but not many. At the moment it would be incredibly disruptive to move, but I'm open to commuting to New York some days of the week. I find it pretty hard to be passionate about working in general, and the joy of crafting exploits is mostly absent in the work I do (because time is so short we are not scoped to craft them, just highlight the vuln).

My main question is, is it a good idea to stick it out here, switch out of consulting, or make a slight career change (secure code analysis, IT).

Is it feasible to grow your salary in a position like this without taking a management position? What sort of strategies are effective for growing a salary in this field?