Lots of sour grapes on
here. This salary is on the high side, but it's not uncommon for physics PhDs from top schools to make 200k+ out of college these days. Of course finance is always looking for quants, consulting firms have specific programs to recruit technical PhDs from top schools, and now the tech industry is also searching for these people. Once you add up all the bonuses, the numbers rise quickly.
Source: Know multiple people with PhDs from schools like Harvard, Stanford, MIT who were recruited heavily by all these sectors during and after graduation.