Hey, how much is the salary difference between hardware and software engineer let say with 2-3 years experience? Although I have a PhD in electronics sometimes I wonder switching major, any one experiencing same toughts?
Sadly, the one hard truth of life. Follow the market.
Hardware is such a dead end. I switched and never looked back. I don’t miss the times where $85000 TC is unthinkable.
*Is it worth switching? Yeah
Set the expectation right if you want to switch. Not all software engineers are well paid. All jobs are paid well given that you are in the top bracket
It's been a few years, and this is East coast so keep that in mind. hardware has about a -20% pay differential. To round out, mechanical engineering is 20% less than electrical. I have a theory that's why so many product managers are from mechanical engineering.
If you can write decent code, I’d go with software. Lot more jobs. Lot more employers vying to hire you by providing great incentives (bonus, stocks etc).
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