> So this might add up to 300K. Which is a number that is unprecedented in history. Throughout most of history and to this day in pretty much every place in the world, such a salary would be reserved for the executive branch.
I'd slow down on the hyperbole. That number is specifically for the US so let's look at other white collar professions in the US that fall in similar ranges:
- Finance
- Consultants
- Lawyers
- Doctors
- Accountants
- Dentists
...
This person is probably in the top percentile of their field if they're teaching at a top CS school so let's use the high end of those fields and not the average.