[Saptarishi]

To be honest, considering currency exchange rates, 140k for a nurse is a GINORMOUS salary in atleast 80% of countries other than the USA. I have tremendous respect for medical professionals , but surely , a nursing degree is easier to obtain than one in IT ?

[geebee]

Hmmm. I wouldn’t say surely, but I don’t really know. IT can range from immensely difficult math heavy curricula to watered down technical training. And my understanding is that rigorous nursing does require a lot of science (though I Don’t think it generally requires calculus, let alone advanced math or engineering). As a job it’s pretty tough. Anyway it’s always important to me when making this argument to point out that I consider nursing to be a job worthy of good salaries. I bring it up only to refute the notion that Software developers clearly outearn comparable educated professionals.