[lscdlscd]

It doesn't have to be that granular. If one engineer is getting (deservedly) paid 50% more than another in the same role, the company owes it to that engineer to give them a title/role that reflects their merit/contributions, at the very least for their career progression.

[kempbellt]

Requiring titles and pay to be interchangeable doesn't solve any of the real problems trying to be solved here.

Instead of offering to pay you less, company suggests you apply for a less valuable role (or demotes you), and then pays you less.

Instead of offering to pay you more, company suggests you apply for a more valuable role (or promotes you), and then pays you more.

If a company is trying to lowball or discriminate, they'll just do it by title and wage, instead of just wage.

If a company is trying negotiate in good faith, it's made the process needlessly complex.

I don't see what problem this solves.

[loonster]

It would be equivalent to government pay grade.