True, you may want to adjust for say, years of experience. Although if that was transparent. For instance, Dev level 2 makes 100k with 10k additional per ever

True, you may want to adjust for say, years of experience. Although if that was transparent. For instance, Dev level 2 makes 100k with 10k additional per every 3 years professional experience - you have differences amongst the staff but less room for people to complain about the variances. The point is, salaries are not arbitrary, which is the basis of the anger when staff compares against their peers.