So, get licensed no matter what.
some places will pay you more. some places will treat you better with a PE. Some places won't hire you without one. Some places won't lay you off with one because you are the only one who can certify regulatory filings.
For me, it ended up the PE meant the engineering firm listened to me/took me seriously (because I was a "real engineer, like them"), we got more work done and my confused bosses promoted me, although they were never sure why we got more work done.
As others have noted E&O can eat your lunch. I pay about 6.5k because I do a lot of petrochemical work, yours may be cheaper. If you can, start with non stamped work or things were maybe you are comfortable with the risk without insurance. I was comfortable writing feasibility studies and high level, proof this is possible type stuff without big boy insurance. When I went out on my own and was responsible for real documents for purchase/construction then I got a massive amount of insurance. Depending on your industry even finding someone to insure you can be a challenge.
If you can handle the warrior lifestyle the EPC job with OT is probably the easiest way to juice your earnings with a PE license. Beware of burn out. I personally like it for a year or two and then it gets old and I drop out to make sure the Dear Lady Troll won't leave me, get back in shape, sail ect.