I have my heart set on applying to graduate schools. However, many of my friends have accepts job offers for after graduation, and while I'm happy for them, I can't help but feel envious that they will be making 70k+ for an entry level job (+a potential for an equal amount in bonuses). It's hard for me to grasp the fact that someone just out of college could make this amount (my friends are going into technology and finance), which I probably would not even have a chance to make decades down the line when I'm established as a professor.
I know that people don't go into academia for the money, and I am passionate about what I plan to study. But surely I'm not the only one out there who has had these thoughts? Thinking about this is making me somewhat depressed. Could anyone share their thoughts, and perhaps how they've come to terms with this?