[vonmoltke]

> If you work hard and join a large company like MSFT, Google, Apple, etc. you have potential to make this. It's not that uncommon in the software development world.

First, yes it is pretty uncommon in the software development world, because a small number of software engineers work for these companies in areas with pay like that.

Second, the software development world is pretty small in the overall employment picture, so the people who work for those companies at that salary are a small minority of a small minority.