tl;dr:Key findings: (1) State of the job market is leading reason engineers are lowering salary expectations. Newly heightened emphasis on non-monetary benefits i.e. career growth, work-life balance, and company culture. (2) Mid-level engineers are reducing salary requirements more significantly than entry- and senior-level peers. (3) Engineers in top tech hubs earn higher salaries than those in other metros, but their salary expectations have fallen more significantly. (4) Gender pay gap is still a big problem.