Why aren't you working at a slaughterhouse?

http://www.bls.gov/OES/current/oes151131.htm

15-1131 Computer Programmers
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Animal Slaughtering and Processing 80 0.02 $52.82 $109,860

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Never seen such wages outside of manager positions in Moscow.

Also, lead programmers don't usually do coding at all. These persons almost always alpha males, visiting fitness and don't really care about programming, beyond forcing others to work.