some of you guys are completely underestimating what salary actually means.

i just did a quick search on salary.com. i put in engineer, and the median base salary was 54k. that works out to roughly $27/hr.

that's nothing right? if you're making $40/hr at poker you're owning what you'd make in a real job!

think again. with bonuses, benefits, 401/403, healthcare, pension, etc. the cost for this engineer is $133k. making $67/hr at poker is now equivalent to the $27/hr as an engineer.