<p>If you’re a practicing engineer, you rise from the $50-70K you start out at very slowly and hit a ceiling. Relatively high salaries to start out of undergrad but they don’t go up much and many major pass them. That’s why many engineers don’t want to just have a typical engineering job. I’ll have to ask DH exactly what kids make in management consulting these days, but with bonus it’s definitely into the 6 figures out of undergrad to start and must be minimum $150K with an MBA with both going up fast. VC would be similar or higher during good years. If you’re not making half a million in either by year 7 you’re looking for a job.</p>