In your average rust belt type city, your average cardiologist is making 400-450k at 50-60 hours a week. Senior developers in those same cities make 90-150k at

In your average rust belt type city, your average cardiologist is making 400-450k at 50-60 hours a week. Senior developers in those same cities make 90-150k at 40-50 hours a week. The doctor, once established, also has the advantage of generally not needing to consider moving cities for career advancement or to do more interesting work. This type of security is also quite valuable.