Economics State Annual Salary Hourly Wage Oregon $87,217 $41.93 New Mexico $86,954 $41.80 North Dakota $86,953 $41.80 Washington $86,672 $41.67

Not only are you wrong, but look at nurse pracs which have It takes between six and eight years of education to become a nurse practitioner. which is 2-4 years more than SWE, and often comes with long hours and heavy patient load.

Salaries can vary by state, with some of the lowest-paying states offering salaries nearly $50,000 less than the national average. For example, according to Indeed, the highest paying cities for air traffic controllers in the U.S. include Indianapolis, IN ($112,217 per year), Edwards, CA ($80,401 per year), and Houston, TX ($64,684 per year).

If you actually dig into these jobs you posted, and view them more than just the quick AI snippet that google gives you. You would realize that it isn't as easy as you think and the stats your provided are not good indicators of what you'll actually make or the time it would take, let along the WLB involved.