And they can get it easily. I think if a lot of seniors started looking at their pay compared to new hires they would realize that they are severely underpaid

And they can get it easily. I think if a lot of seniors started looking at their pay compared to new hires they would realize that they are severely underpaid right now. Unfortunately the trend right now seems to be companies bulking up on expensive, lower quality talent hoping it has more upside potential. I think if you can't offer at least $90k with a significantly great benefits package you are really going to struggle. You're talking about a group of people that can just sit at home for two months grinding Cracking The Code Interview as an alternative to your job offer and land FAANG employment at a 3x-4x multiple of what you're balking at paying.