Which STEM jobs come come remotely close to 300k/starting?

link to papers?

Does medicine count? Surgeons and anesthesiologists make this kind of money.

Not starting, thats like after 10 years of postgrad training.

pure md graduate make peanuts

quant at a top investment bank or hedge fund

you can get ~250k total comp at most top tech companies if you have exceptional internships / interview skills.

to crack the 300k mark you should probably look into firms like jane street

quant trading or quant research?

>you can get ~250k total comp at most top tech companies if you have exceptional internships / interview skills.
no you can't

cardiologists, radiologists, orthopedic specialists, PhD. quants at some hedge funds probably. i imagine high enough level actuaries can make that sort of money but it takes awhile to do all of the exams to get there.

>jobs

Why would any company pay anyone but the CEO and its top people 300k/yr +??

If you want to make 300k/yr you gotta embrace the capitalist mindset and do something that is worth 300k/yr

Realistically, medicine. But that takes quite a bit of education, internships, ect.