Why are chemical engineers paid so less?

[u/Illustrious-Art-55]

They work at dangerous sites, their work includes many complex operations, its way more complex then writing some code in AC room and the companies they work for? They earn in millions, still Chemical engineers are not paid good say in terms of IT industry or even automobile for that matter.

[u/MuddyflyWatersman]

salaries do not compare between countries. many countries have free medical care, government retirement plans, etc engineers in overseas divisions are in some part of the world are often shocked at what US engineers make..... but everything is more expensive in the US and we have to fund a lot of things ourselves. at overseas plants in some part of the world, we pay for our employees travel to and from the plant, we provide for them to live on site so they don't have to travel every day, we provide all their food for while they're living on site..... they have free health care, they get government food, and they retire early too....55 is old..on govmt pay...... so yeah they're not paid nearly as much.