Paying above market salaries is also a slippery slope. If your salaries are too high, you can send the wrong message about the quality of the work environment.

Paying above market salaries is also a slippery slope. If your salaries are too high, you can send the wrong message about the quality of the work environment. I live in Dallas and over here the shops that pay a lot tend to overwork you, they have mostly uninteresting problems, and they use outdated technical environments. For them, the high salary just helps them slap on the golden handcuffs.