"I watch my childhood friends (the ones that chose more conventional paths) start to break the six "figure mark"..."
Not sure how easy it would be to "join your friends", but, more power to you if you go that route and walk away from the career. I'd only ask that you tell the story of how you got to that six figure job in the "leaving the career" forum.
Personally, I'm guessing, in today's climate, it's not so easy to just walk into a six figure job outside of flying.