Why is tech salary growth so much slower than market growth?

[stephenhess]

FAANG stocks have gone up 4.4X in market value in the last 5 years[1] but average salary for software engineers has only increased 30%[2]. Why is that?

A few possible explanations: - Startup sector is not doing nearly as well as FAANG, dragging down the average - Increase in supply of talent is outpacing market growth - Tech people should be demanding higher comp and are buying the dream too much.

[1]https://www.etftrends.com/advisor-solutions-channel/5k-faang-5-years-ago-worth-today/ [2]Payscale

[Alex3917]

If you work for a company whose stock has gone up 4.4x, wouldn't you want a lower salary and more stock? If anything, the fact that salaries have gone up 30% is more of an indicator that employees expect slower growth in the future.