I think there are two reasons for the lack of a 10X pay gap: 1) Large companies don't yield the flexibility for top developers to produce 10X the value of the

I think there are two reasons for the lack of a 10X pay gap: 1) Large companies don't yield the flexibility for top developers to produce 10X the value of the average. 2) Startups don't have the cash to pay 10X. However, I'll bet there are 10X equity differences.