In addition to those? Actors, musicians, sport people. In the office? Managers. Hence the advice, focus on soft skills. I would wager the top 1% on the develope

In addition to those? Actors, musicians, sport people. In the office? Managers. Hence the advice, focus on soft skills. I would wager the top 1% on the developer track earn nowhere near to the top 10% on the managerial track. And your best bet is to regularly change jobs otherwise good luck getting anything more than a 5-10% increase, while managerial salaries and bonuses scale with the size of the organization. Also, there is a lot to be said about the difficulty of the work.