Where is the crazy money

[u/DRJSAN]

What are the jobs that chemE’s can get that print crazy money.

I know for the most part engineers are well paid, but I’m wondering if there’s any shot to make ridiculous money (like the higher end of SWE or big 4 consulting) using an undergrad in chemE in conjunction with any experience or further degrees.

This may seem like a shallow question, and it definitely is. I’m happy with my degree and jog, I just really want to know what the top of the mountain looks like and how people got there.

[u/foodengineer223l]

I'm an engineer in the food industry and at 3 years of experience I was hired at ~130k total comp. I'm at 6 years total and my comp is ~170k. I do now manage employees but that was a recent change that gave me a small bump. A lot of people say food pays poorly, but really it's that major food companies pay poorly, but small companies will often pay disproportionately to attract talent. Edit: I only included base + bonus, no 401k matches or anything which I'd have to calculate out to know