Engineers don't make that much money. Overall you have a much better median salary than other majors, but the upper end salaries arent anything crazy. Solid money, yes. Ka-ching, no.
If you want to make more money in engineering, either go into a niche market like patent law (primary patent examiners often earn 160k a year), or go into a sector that bases pay on commission (e.g. sales engineer).
If you want to make more money in engineering, either go into a niche market like patent law (primary patent examiners often earn 160k a year), or go into a sector that bases pay on commission (e.g. sales engineer).