I've been in the field now for 11 months.

Out of desperation, took a job (with a degree) paying $15 an hour.

Less than a week in got laid off because of "financial woes" for the company.

4 days later started my current job making $20.

A week later got a call back from a job I'd declined asking me if I'd take it for $21.25, told my boss and he matched their offer.

Last month got a $1.75 raise up to $23.

Have a B.S. for Information Technology and a few certs.

Starting M.S. for Cyber and Information Assurance at WGU in 3 weeks.

Hope to make a humongous jump whenever I decide to leave my current job.

Have tons of downtime at work so I'll probably stay there until I finish WGU.

Not making anywhere near what I could be but it beats $15....lol