<p>Petroleum engineers with PhD’s and 20 years experience can pull down $500k a year. Other engineering majors peak at around $150k a year but engineers don’t have the massive student loans that doctor’s get saddled with or malpractice insurance premiums. Engineers also don’t have to worry about getting sued for $20mil.</p>
<p>A hotshot computer science major can probably get into the $200’s if they’re working for the right company and are coding gods.</p>