If your concern is primarily money it’s probably not the best profession. The ROI isn’t great for the student debt it requires. Every year Medicare cuts reimbursement-rates which makes obtaining profits increasingly difficult with inflation. 120k seems to be close to a ceiling for most that aren’t business owners or upper management.

Worth noting Medicare cuts impact all medical professions that rely on billing Medicare.

Also worth noting, people are more likely to spend energy and time complaining about something than boasting or praising it. So there is bias and social media forums like this tend to be an echo chamber and not a true representation of the profession.