That depends. Around Y2K, people in infosec made boatloads of money. It could be argued that we still do, but the money isn't anywhere as free-flowing as it was

That depends. Around Y2K, people in infosec made boatloads of money. It could be argued that we still do, but the money isn't anywhere as free-flowing as it was back then. I keep seeing security gigs offering half of what was on offer for the same positions back then. Although I think a lot of it has to do with how much better automated software has become. You don't need anywhere near the level of skill that was required during infosec genesis. Now everybody thinks they are experts after they've read a book and downloaded metasploit.