Where I live in Canada, there are professors who aren't even close to the same caliber of proficiency or importance as Dr. Tao and earn more. Granted, they repr

Where I live in Canada, there are professors who aren't even close to the same caliber of proficiency or importance as Dr. Tao and earn more. Granted, they represent a small percentage of professors, but the point is that top end professor do end up making quite a bit of money.