My experience has been similar. If you're a work-to-live type, they will get you better perks than you can, hands down, every time. The "Why" is simple as well

My experience has been similar. If you're a work-to-live type, they will get you better perks than you can, hands down, every time. The "Why" is simple as well: they have far more data than you on what that company is paying for a given skill set, what the position is worth and (most importantly) what the projects you'll be working on are worth to the company.