My therapist does fine. Makes a solid middle class living. Therapists do choose their careers like any other professional: if they had the talent and desire to be doctors or bankers instead, they could've chosen those more lucrative fields. And if they only want to serve the most lucrative clientele, they're entitled to move, market and give it a shot, just like any professional who may want to make more. Hey, they didn't fall into minimum wage at McDonald's so I don't feel sorry for them or like they're in particularly bad straits.