> There is a very real salary range between "low enough that I'll think about applying for other jobs" and "so low I'll actually start applying for jobs". True

> There is a very real salary range between "low enough that I'll think about applying for other jobs" and "so low I'll actually start applying for jobs". True, the other side is if you're trying to hire and pay the same industry salary, people aren't going to move because what's the point? If you're trying to hire a lot of people you have to pay more than average just to get people interested.