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> the amount your company pays you is primarily determined by how much they would have to pay someone else to do the same job.

This is true, but the thing you're missing is that there's not many folks out there that can add value for customers. That's why engineers who create value get paid so well, which is the articles point.

I've noticed that engineers that get paid the most tend to understand the technical and business trade-offs that come from decisions they make.



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