Hmm, I agree about the complaining publicly part. Doctors and layers who are partners in private clinics/firms tend to make even more (I've personally seen frie

Hmm, I agree about the complaining publicly part. Doctors and layers who are partners in private clinics/firms tend to make even more (I've personally seen friends make $600k-$1MM+ a year cash), and the fact that we aren't talking about them at all makes me think that they just do a better job keeping compensation less public. Software engineering is a bit nouveau riche in the world of high compensation careers.