Re: Were you bugging the office I worked in 20 years ago?
They don't.
If you look at typical lifetime earnings for people who are members of professional bodies, I believe structural engineers get paid the most. People tend to look at the highest pay for professions and think lawyers, doctors and accountants do best, but it's the median that matters to most people. And the top engineers tend to have titles like "director" which makes them a bit invisible to the statistics.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
