Comment by trashtester

Most people don't get into the top 1% net worth by receiving a salary. To get there, you probably have to invest over a long time horizon (possibly more than a generation) while keeping spending to a minimum, inherit the wealth outright, or start a successful company.

Even successful lawyers need to be senior partners to achieve that kind of wealth ($11M), and don't forget that for each such lawyer, there may be many people who end up as some clerk or generic legal representative in some organization, who may have salaries much closer to a SWE.