I truly think it does. You will usually raise your salary most by changing jobs anyway and when you start out you most likely don't have that much need of a hig

I truly think it does. You will usually raise your salary most by changing jobs anyway and when you start out you most likely don't have that much need of a high salary. A start up might absolutely not be the right way to learn though. Joining a mature and disciplined engineering organization might instead be a much better choice for learning.