Well for starters, you’re only six months in. You’re also missing a shiny diploma from a respected university. It’ll take some time to get that 6 figure salary…but it’s much faster to move up the chain in software relative to other industries.

If your skills are good, you’ll be able to find higher paying jobs as you continue learning and gaining experience.

Software is awesome because it’s super easy to demonstrate your knowledge. You can literally build something by yourself. Imagine being a self taught chemical engineer and trying to work on your own oil refinery pipeline.

Don’t pay attention to folks bragging about salary on the internet. The POV of software from this forum is skewed from reality.

Also, start looking for new work now. If you’ve got skills I promise there’s a job for you out there paying more than 20/hr. Good luck!