[ClumsyPilot]

> I'm unconvinced that a very profitable company will decide to pay less than it can afford

They are not o paying maximum of what they cam afford, they are making huge profits.

If they are not paying maximum that they can afford what are they paying? Provavly the minimum they think they can get away with.

Its all mind games.

[tnel77]

I agree that they could indeed be paying their engineers far more and still make a profit, but that’s just supply versus demand. They found the pay bands that provide the sweet spot:

Relative maximums for profit and talent willing to accept those salaries.