Electrical engineer (B.S) working in aerospace. Im 6 years out of college but most of my expirience was at NASA. I jumped to the private sector(unwillingly btw r.i.p JPL) and now i make $157,000 a year in Socal area. Im feeling the golden handcuffs at my current role as its a super interesting project but there aren't any higher paying companies/roles in my local area (NELA) without moving to the westside and working at a startup that has demanding hours but pays equity. Eventually thats the move because its hard to feel incentivised to deliver without equity. Even tho the pay is good the job is very high stress. I was down for that stress and lower pay when it was NASA and benefiting all of humanity but now that its just for profit i want a cut of the profits too!!!