[pantalaimon]

Those numbers are already pretty outrageous outside the US.

[LyndsySimon]

They're also very high for most of the US outside large urban areas.

I'm approximately on par for my age cohort based on the article, and that's about 500% of the average yearly family income where I live.

[harimau777]

Keep in mind that cost of living is very high in the places where many of these jobs are located. For example, $120K in SF would be equivalent to $56K where I used to live in the Midwest.