[n00j]

Is $250K or 300K really that much compared to the amount of work / time these people need to spend going through formal education? With the additional stress that any decisions they make could adversely impact someone's life?

I mean software developers doing significantly less work can easily make this money while working half as much right? SW Dev working 8hrs a day can make this, whereas a doctor working probable 60-80 hours a week makes the same?

[GFischer]

I don´t know in which world you live where SW devs make that... some FAANG developers maybe - 5.000 to 10.000 people total? Compare to over a million doctors in the U.S. only.