[alphamale3000]

Since when is 80k / year "high-paying"? Hopefully the per diems were high enough to compensate the salary level.

[toddmorey]

Whoa. Let's not forget that 80k/year puts a person among the top 0.78% richest people in the world. [1] Just offering a bit of perspective.

[1] http://www.globalrichlist.com/how.html

[elliottcarlson]

Depending on where you live that can be considered to be in the higher scale as far as pay grades go - and obviously in other places it might be lower or average. You can't only go by what people are paid where you live.

[designium]

You have to realize that in Quebec, Canada, that's actually a high-level salary.

If you are living in NYC, nah.

[TomGullen]

I don't know what you consider high paying but to me that seems like high pay