> when you consider that lawyers have a higher startup cost and higher ongoing cost - wardrobe, dry cleaning, law school tuition + 3 years' opportunity cost. Pl

> when you consider that lawyers have a higher startup cost and higher ongoing cost - wardrobe, dry cleaning, law school tuition + 3 years' opportunity cost. Plus law firms can be a grind, far more than soft eng gigs. How much you should earn is about supply versus demand, the latter of which is dependent on value created. The cost structure underneath merely sets the minimum price at which a profession is viable.