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We are talking Big-Law firms that have platoons of attorneys and a big pit of revenue. Washington, DC has many Big Law offices spread through out the city. We aren't talking ambulance chasers or Father & Son law offices.
Were also talking about the young attorney majority. The people who even make those salaries are top students coming from top law schools which aren't the majority. Some young attorneys might be pulling in six figures, but that's not representative of the entire young attorney population.
IT types are going to make above average bank but unless you're a super-genius that can also sell yourself or rocket into management, you won't break six figures until your mid 30s. BS artists can shoot up and come back down to earth real quickly.
But yeah, most IT guys just have the undergrad debt, so that plays a role too.
I remember back around 89/90 I was an intern in a DC Congressional office. They offered me a job as a legislative aide and press assistant. Writing constituent correspondence, news releases, and conducting legislative research. But it was very low pay so I declined, and returned to the Carolinas to work in the service industry. At the same time, a young man across the hall performed similar duties for a Congressman from Maryland. We worked together on legislative issues sometimes. He went on to work in the Clinton White House and is now the cohost of Good Morning America. I guess maybe I should have taken that Capitol Hill job afterall. So sometimes starting with a lower pay job may be necessary before leading to bigger and better things.
Do they grade on a curve or normal distribution? My business school did that.
Grade curve.
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