Degrees make it much easier to get a job somewhere else, so companies have to pay competitively to keep that from happening. Its not about reward for having a

Degrees make it much easier to get a job somewhere else, so companies have to pay competitively to keep that from happening. Its not about reward for having a degree or for contributions made, it's just economics. If you create extra profits through very hard work, the company will gladly take those and hand them over to the equity holders for you so they can buy a new car or whatever (thanks).