You clearly don't work in an industry that deals much with any type of consultants, that or you are just making assumptions for things well above your pay grade. A consultant or a team of consultants will be brought in to complete a project, assessment, or specific task. The $100,000 is a range that the OPs firm typically deals with for their services provided, I don't recall the OP ever stating they believed their post was worth any type of dollar figure. At least that is not the way I took it, you on the other hand have a terrible attitude so of course you will run around making assumptions to fit your arguments.
Example: a Cisco voice consultant working for a previous employer of mine cost the company ~$2500/week. You do the math, but that adds up to well over $100k for a project that lasted over a year.