Are the salaries as insane as I read on Reddit?

[tooeasy]

Looking at jobs I'm seeing some guys making 400K out of the ballpark and some salaries up to 50M a year. Is this real? Should I lower my expectations right out of my MFE?

 

[MikeLawrence]

Look at the salaries reported in the QN rankings (on this website) and then compare your profile to that schools median graduate. Adjust the pay range accordingly.

short answer: yes, you should lower your expectations unless you are one of the best in the world at some skill finance companies can use.