Some experience you just can't overwhelm with any amount of youthful vigor or brilliance when the consequences are substantial enough.
I know a bunch of people who worked at lockheed around here, and, like you'd get literal MIT rocket scientists with security clearances making... dramatically less than me, even though I have one of the lower paid technical roles you can find at the FAANG companies.
Where I live, and in most places - I believe - there are some traditional engineers and architects that earn more than a software engineer. However, they are outliers, a regular one is comically bad paid comparing with a regular software engineer.
Disclaimer: I worked as an architect in a previous life.