Lead network engineer for Cingular (sorry, AT&T Mobility).

Working on lots of really expensive routers lighting up really really really big pipes nationwide. Good stuff.

And yes, IT people can easily make 6 figures but you have to specialize (for example I'm specifically an MPLS backbone engineer), you have to be good and you have to have the right attitude.

However, as a network engineer for example I would say your current absolute maximum (salary) is about $150k unless you're a high end contractor in which case your bill rate can be substantially higher.

So you younger folks, learn to be good network engineers! It's one of the few jobs that can't be easily outsourced (engineering mind you, not operations) since we still need to be able to "touch" things at times.