This is a really good article and sounds very true to me personally, as well as jives with my experiences. Another thing to consider is that once at a certain

This is a really good article and sounds very true to me personally, as well as jives with my experiences. Another thing to consider is that once at a certain pay level, more money does not buy more respect or interest in the job. While some good IT pros like to maximize for income, more often than not, they are also very interested in being respected and autonomous, and will choose a lower paying job with these aspects over a higher paying job with more bureaucracy and/or non-technical management.