> I've heard some managers seriously suggest that they would not be able to manage people who got paid more than them This is just greed/pride. As a manager, t

> I've heard some managers seriously suggest that they would not be able to manage people who got paid more than them This is just greed/pride. As a manager, the only person who knows that an engineer makes more than you is you. And it's pretty common these days for companies to have an engineering track that has a VP-equivalent top position, so it's pretty common that the most senior engineers will make more than most of the managers at the company.