That was my experience too with the whole mainframe ecosystem. There are a few hotshot consultants that work for Sirius/mainline/etc that make the bucks, but th

That was my experience too with the whole mainframe ecosystem. There are a few hotshot consultants that work for Sirius/mainline/etc that make the bucks, but the guys working for the banks/airlines/etc mostly seem to be underpaid relative to the shrinking knowledge base/talent pool and how critical their jobs are. Makes you wonder what would happen if the entire mainframe tech organization at one of these banks demanded to be paid on par with the traders working on the investment side of the bank.