Front end devs are a dime a dozen. I'm not saying that they're all very good at what they do, far from it, but you also have to consider that a company's bottom

Front end devs are a dime a dozen. I'm not saying that they're all very good at what they do, far from it, but you also have to consider that a company's bottom line is not necessarily negatively impacted by hiring an average performer in that area. It helps to have skills which are more rare and, as such, demand more compensation.