First of all I'd like to start by saying this is one of the tackier threads I've read here. I agree with those that have said, who cares what they make... ain't none of my business.
This is the same thing I hear all the time about doctor's salaries. People are amazed when they find out the true stories. Sure it is possible to make good money, but most M.D.'s are just getting by. People tend to forget that there is much more to real life economics than getting your paycheck and cashing it. For example in the U.S. when you graduate from med school you are most likely strapped with a $200,000 debt to start off your new career. It would be nice if after med school you could start making 6 figures, but no wait... there is something called residency and fellowship which can run anywhere from 4 to 10 years with a salary of $40,000. Then when you get out to practice, if you want to open up a private practice there are the millions of dollars you have to lay out for office equipment, etc... Then I don't even want to talk about malpractice insurance... OB-GYN are paying on average $100,000 in insurance premiums a year. Sure there are the plastic surgeons who are millionaires, but most definitely aren't. Trust me I know. So you have to be wary before jumping to conclusions on how much someone actually makes or does not make. Unless you are in the business yourself, you cannot know all the stuff that can eat away at a business that might seem so lucrative when just given a cursory once over.
Eddy