> There are plenty of positions that need filling that would still make sense to pay full market salary for. If it made sense to pay market salary, why aren't

> There are plenty of positions that need filling that would still make sense to pay full market salary for. If it made sense to pay market salary, why aren't they filled? Market price, after all, is a look back on the transaction once it has happened. The market salary is exactly what it took to get someone in that seat. Perhaps you mean it would make sense to pay below market salary, necessitating a change in the market (i.e. increase the supply of workers through foreign imports) to meet that lower price goal?