Comment by giantg2

"It's not hard to move up the quantiles if you put the effort."

The statistics paint a different picture - there are only so many jobs above the median.

"In any case, 105k median income just goes to tell how big the opportunity is."

You mean limited? Clearly this is multiples lower than the author.

"The mean salary is useless in quantifying wether you, as an individual, have any agency in influencing your outcome."

No, not really. It allows you to set realistic expectations and understand the job market.