Agreed. You get paid what the market will bear. There are fewer CFOs with experience managing the finances of $Billion+ companies than there are engineers who

Agreed. You get paid what the market will bear. There are fewer CFOs with experience managing the finances of $Billion+ companies than there are engineers who have developed high performance apps. Given this scarcity, and that the CFO (and CEO) are ultimately responsible for the finances of the company, and that they report to the board and shareholders, it's not surprising that Google pays its CFO more than it pays its top engineers.