Engineers make completely shit money
Engineers in the MEP industry have a public Google doc that allows them to share their salaries anonymously.
The numbers are dreadfully low. Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering, a professional engineering license, a decade of experience, and BARELY making 6 figures for many of them.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1STBc05TeumwDkHqm-WHMwgHf7HivPMA95M_bWCfDaxM/htmlview