[MrDosu]

Can confirm.

As a comparison: I am a programmer with above average pay in Germany, my mom works upper management in a big company.

I make about twice as much as a steel worker and she makes twice as much as me.

The same jobs in the us would pay about 3-4 times a steelworker for me and triple to quadruple my pay for her.

[bdavisx]

I can confirm that. Live in the US, work for a giant company. I make very good money, but someone in management just 2 levels above me (e.g. my boss's boss) makes over 2x what I make. There's no way most of those people contribute that much more to the company - some might, but most don't.