Those numbers are meaningless.
I make more right out of college than the purported "mid career" number. But when you put it into context (San Francisco cost of living, etc) it starts to make a bit more sense.
I make more right out of college than the purported "mid career" number. But when you put it into context (San Francisco cost of living, etc) it starts to make a bit more sense.
That being said, it's probably worth noting for younger folks that ALL of the top fields, in terms of expected compensation, are all STEM fields (mostly engineering). This is coming from one who majored in English, but made the move to the software field, sooo..... maybe eventual field of expertise is more important than "major" anyway. There's nothing to say a particular major locks you into a career path. On the other hand, I probably would have been hard-pressed to transition into something like nuclear engineering.