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Assuming you mean consulting and not industry execs... ~500k total comp is the average for a mid/late principal. If you mean outside of consulting, then bankers or doctors or super senior engineers (at a Google for example) probably take in as much if not more. “Non partner” is pretty vague though!
I’ve heard of independent consultants in niche technologies making upwards of 500k/year but they had crazy hourly rates and in very high demand areas.
Update for clarity: non -partner in consulting, not industry
The salary anomalies will probably be in boutiques.
Industry-wise, I was flabbergasted by the compensation at Lehman Brother’s in 2007 for associates (Max: 600k, Min: 110k, Mean: 311k. Source: https://dealbreaker.com/2012/04/bonus-watch-2007-this-is-how-much-every-lehman-brothers-ibd-associate-vp-and-senior-vp-got-paid-in-2007