Is that really unique to IT? Small to medium companies, academic and govt IT jobs will typically never reach those income levels. I think the Avg software dev s

Is that really unique to IT? Small to medium companies, academic and govt IT jobs will typically never reach those income levels. I think the Avg software dev salary in the US is around 77k, so a lot of the IT field has to make a lot less. I agree in large tech companies that absolutely exists, but I also see it in legal, medical and some other professions that a subset of them can reach similar income levels. (250k+ by mid to late 30's, 400k+ if in Bay or similar CoL area). Its a nice reality when you can be ~40 and have the freedom to retire whenever you want, but its not one I see as common for the majority of tech workers.