>>So is it just the stigma that prevents people from getting 100K a year? There are a plenty of things that play into decisions like these: 1. 100K/year doesn

>>So is it just the stigma that prevents people from getting 100K a year? There are a plenty of things that play into decisions like these: 1. 100K/year doesn't necessarily mean you get some fixed income every month. Not everyone enjoys that kind of a lifestyle. 2. Feeling of doing a lesser intellectually involving work. 3. Perennial threat of facing impending dilution in wages, as you are working in a area where people have a lower barrier to entry. 4. Other social respect problems. You likely won't get as much attention in your circles as some one is who working at Google. Many other things... By and large you will still be better off with a job that pays you a fixed income every month.