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Med is different for a lot of reasons.

But, yeah, the delta between econ/law and CS faculty salaries is why I turned down TT offers and went to industry.

They can pay. They're choosing not to.

Just a consideration: Do these differences in salaries for professors of the different subjects also show up in tuition fees for students of the respective subject?

Yes. https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/sta...

Not at the types of institutions I would be working at (or most institutions, for that matter).

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