I didn’t go down that path, I went down the SWE path, but I have 2 close friends who I graduated with that decided to become actuaries. We’re all early 30s. O

I didn’t go down that path, I went down the SWE path, but I have 2 close friends who I graduated with that decided to become actuaries. We’re all early 30s. One of them earns $250k as an FCAS in a reasonable COL city. His job sounds easy, 40 hours a week, no stress etc. The other got a job in a tax haven, doing something related to pensions and annuities for a private equity company, and gets paid close to $500k. He’s Canadian so he pays 0% income tax. His job sounds fairly stressful but I have to admit, it makes me doubt my decision to not go down that path. He’s currently saving $400k per year and plans to retire at a very young age. Don’t get me wrong, my career path is great too, but I’m not earning one the big money associated with FAANG etc. I make a nice “above average” income and I enjoy my job.