Damn. What do they do to make so much money?
It's not what they do to make so much money, it's where they do it to make that salary.
NYC, DC and SF all require that kind of salary just to live there.
“Damn. What do they do to make so much money?”
$100k in DC will get you a slum apartment in the ghetto.
My niece made good money out of college and lived in DC but had 5 roommates to get by and she was not a big spender. She lived that way for almost 5 years until she married rich guy
She's an attorney (it's in the article).
A quick look at her Instagram (also linked in the article) shows she has a penchant for expensive brand-name fashion and accessories, meaning, she spends more than she makes. As others have noted, a pretty simple equation.
I have been out of the work force for five years. Final salary was $60K after 30 years. Same position, which now requires a masters degree starts $100K with no experience. I guess education inflation requires salary inflation.