Took a few months to a year but now the guys are churning out good code... and groaning about their low salary. Time we get that funding round completed!
How it works is that you take an entry-level job for a cheap salary in a field you like. One or two years later, you change job, as you now are experiences. For a weird reason, the industry does not manage to raise salaries. You have to switch jobs for that.
So you may hear people (probably including your parents) saying that accepting a too low salary will put you in a situation of perpetual underpaid worker. That used to be true for people who planned to work at the same company all their lives. It is not true in the startup world anymore.
Betterms to do your own startup with some college kids or tech friends, and pick/do your dream role with the appropriate tools. Best cas the biz gets rich, worst you get applicable experience and aren't entry lvl any more.