[giantg2]

Do you want to know the real "problem"?

It takes a long time to develop biotech, test it, approve it, market it, and make money. There is also a limited market (ie the people sick with that condition, specifically in rich countries). The reason tech companies make money, grow/iterate, pay more, is because they are in a field that does not require the same oversight and moral safety obligations (maybe they should to an extent) as well as being marketable to basically everyone in rich countries.

[XorNot]

This also is pretty much why finance pays well: the correlation of employee salary to company profit is as direct as it will ever be.

[giantg2]

True, but not just direct, it's comparatively instant. You might spend years or even a decade bringing a medication or medical device to market, but you can create many types of software in months, or see a return on investments in a short time too.