It's all about finding a company that's small enough so revenue per employee is north of a million and your work is visible to your entire organization and the

It's all about finding a company that's small enough so revenue per employee is north of a million and your work is visible to your entire organization and the quantity of work far exceeds the number of people. With these three conditions, you will get both meaningful work and high pay without even trying (except trying to get into the company).