Says who? Labor is absolutely a commodity, and companies price labor both for buying and selling based on skills and demand. You may inhabit some obscure corn

Says who? Labor is absolutely a commodity, and companies price labor both for buying and selling based on skills and demand. You may inhabit some obscure corner of the world where you’re some sort of free agent priced individually. But most likely, you’re working for a company in a title assigned by some HR person into a salary band. The salary band is chosen by the business unit based on their budget. The wide bands are published to minimally comply with the law. In the long run, they advertise to applicants that the company will happily bone them given the choice.