Originally out of school I was an operations manager. Went back to school and I finished my radiology residency just over two years ago. I now work for the university health network in the city, primarily in one hospital. My wife is a veterinarian. She was making more than I was in my first career and while I was still in residency. I finally regained my manhood when I finished and make more than her now.
Household is about $450k CDN monopoly money. We're in Toronto and our mortgage is obscene, plus I have my student debt of about $80k remaining. Toronto is murder for real estate. I could find work elsewhere easily, but moving is out of the question as my wife is established with clients here.
COL is everything. I have a few friends who I'd guess are near or past seven figures, and that is about the threshold to have a 3 b/r home downtown and live it up without the mortgage feeling like a heavy load. The suburbs are a lot cheaper, but then you're spending an hour in traffic twice a day. Again, real estate prices here are nuts.