[quote=CA renter]Also, while you’ve seen your wages go up in the past 10 years, I think you’re younger than most of us here. IIRC, you graduated from college around the time of the stock/internet bubble, which means you’re in the early stages of your career trajectory. Most of your gains in earnings will happen in the first 10-20 years of your career. While you may well see rising wages over time, most people tend to top out at a certain point, usually in their 40s or 50s.[/quote]You’re right, I’m younger than most on here. I would say my trajectory was higher in the first 5-7 years of my career. After that, it has definitely has been on a slower trajectory. However, even with the lower trajectory, my company have been giving raises that have been above the CPI number. The raises applies to company wide, so people who have 20-30 years experience still get similar raises (assuming they’re performing well). So, I don’t see my wage topping out, unless I’m stuck w/ a crappy company that doesn’t give raises. The moment I see that, there won’t be any problem with jumping ship. I’m getting bombarded by head hunters today. I don’t see that letting up in the near future. As long as my skill sets are up to date and I keep myself ahead of the curve, I don’t see myself having problem finding jobs in the next 10-20 years. Also, keep in mind that this debated started out with flu saying those of us in our 30s-40s who plan to retire early should watch out. I do intend to retire early, hopefully by the time I’m 50 give a take a few years, so even if you’re right that wages for those over 50 flat line, that wouldn’t matter much, since I would be retired by then (assuming things fall into place).