I had a job paying that kind of money when I was in high school working on applications for a large internet provider. The skills came from learning to program

I had a job paying that kind of money when I was in high school working on applications for a large internet provider. The skills came from learning to program starting in the 5th grade. So first year students don't make that kind of money but as a first year student you might have skills that were honed earlier which allows for that type of job.