I’ve had access to various compensation data products and I’ve done hiring at distributed companies across dozens of US states. This is not true unless you’re defining “decent mid-level” as working for FAANG. Conversations about developer comp always get skewed toward the top end for top 5-10% devs, with the median numbers being a lot lower.

> If you go into medicine as a business entrepreneur and build a successful medical business then there’s opportunities for one to still taste some of the glory of the medical profession that once was.

I don’t know what you mean by “glory of the medical profession” if your definition of achieving it is… not being a medical professional?

Are you just talking about the money and social prestige that comes from being wealthy? The medical professionals I know didn’t go into the career because they wanted to maximize salaries. The days of becoming a physician primarily to seek money and social status are dwindling because there are better ways to make a lot of money where you get to sit at a desk and write emails, and honestly that may not be a bad thing. Let those people go be lawyers and finance bros or mediocre product managers.