It is not only a function of value being produced, but of supply and demand. If Google wants to hire a certain level of engineer in a certain location, they hav

It is not only a function of value being produced, but of supply and demand. If Google wants to hire a certain level of engineer in a certain location, they have to pay $750K, just because those engineers have other options that pay as much. Yes, at some point Google may think it’s not economically feasible to hire SWEs at that cost anymore, but given the huge profits of the tech industry it doesn’t seem like we are close to it yet.