To echo this: in Australia, people with even mediocre tech or data skills can walk into a federal government job as they're desperate for IT and data expertise. You'll get a combined yearly salary and retirement benefits of "only" about $150k AUD (~$100k USD) for a mid-level role. Certainly not big tech money but the hours are good and job security is rock solid. Tech people have it so good - I certainly regret my career choices.