Is comp below market? There are many people "on the market" who are either A) employed but looking for something better or B) not interested in taking a lower

Is comp below market? There are many people "on the market" who are either A) employed but looking for something better or B) not interested in taking a lower salary than their previous job. Salaries skyrocketed in 2021 (along with prices for houses, groceries, etc), and there are going to be a lot of potential candidates who are anchoring on those wages as their expectation for next role.