I recently ran into a reddit post in which a young individual (low 30's) just got a job at University of California, and was seeking advice on retirement invest

I recently ran into a reddit post in which a young individual (low 30's) just got a job at University of California, and was seeking advice on retirement investments. He claimed that he expected to make 300+ grand a year at the UC. New assistant professors start sub 100k, and most top-tier professors near the end of their careers can reach 200+k a year, not counting benefits. What job is this 30 year old getting at the UC that starts at 300k? It must be in the CEO track, where they assume they should be paid most, and somehow, do so. It is often argued that CEO's deserve extraordinary salaries on the basis that they are smarter than most people...but when you work at a University, you know a lot of people who extraordinarily intelligent people who are familiar with running large, complex organizations/programs. There is no way those CEO's deserve more than they do. It purely a culture and power thing. And its bloody disgusting.