Why not just give them the next title up? If you're looking to hire someone for an Engineer position, and they're demanding Senior Engineer pay, and their skil

Why not just give them the next title up? If you're looking to hire someone for an Engineer position, and they're demanding Senior Engineer pay, and their skills are worth the money, then why not just call them a Senior Engineer and be done with it? And worst comes to worst, if they end up not actually being worth the money, you can always fire and replace them once you no longer have a project deadline breathing down your neck.