I'm working in IT and personally know 6 persons (friends & acquaintances) in my circle that made 15k and above monthly salary.

Only one of them is director level (i believe he make more than 20k), 2 is manager / chapter lead and remaining are Specialist @ SME. Idk if they are part of 1% but i'm sure a whole lot of ppl out there earn more than that in Professional and corporate world. Business owner is totally out of discussion. Believe me 15k is really achievable