Many of these sums are exagerrated, the expenses of some of these put the money they earn in perspective. I flew to many places in teh world, many times, and I have NEVER seen anyone tip a baggage handler - or "thrower". How could they? They only unload bags from the plane and ship tehm to the terminal where the bags are picked up from the big baggage belt. They don't talk to anyone at the actual terminal! orthodontists earn a lot because braces are very very expensive. Because almost everyone needs them there is demand and therefore high prices. Same with other doctors, if you don't want to know 10 years worth of studying medicine, you can just suffer through it. Real Estate and mutual fund brokers amy make much, but how often do you sell a mansion or get a client that wants to invest milllions?

My point is that these statistics are not accurate, sure, you can even find people making more, but it's not the average for most people