Compensation also takes into account the joy the job provides, some jobs are relatively pleasant and thus pay less than some that are much worse. That's not ge

Compensation also takes into account the joy the job provides, some jobs are relatively pleasant and thus pay less than some that are much worse. That's not generally my observation of the world. No-skill-required jobs pay less, skill-required jobs pay more. There's a slight bonus for dangerous jobs, but not a heap, relatively speaking. Pleasure derived or not only appears to have an effect on income levels outside of traditional employment and into freelancing territory, for example with starving artists and writers.