Re: It takes all kinds...

>>If income were a measure of ability Bill Gates would be the best coder
>>on the planet.

Excuse me, Bill Gates has assests, not income.

In a competitive market, your salary is a direct reflection of your market worth, at least acoording to every major macroeconomic theory.

According to the great Britich economist, Adam Smith, in a Liaise faire ecomony, the net income of an individual is a direct reflection of their value.

If you are underpaid, you change jobs, and if you are overpaid, you get laid off.

The TUSC consultants command $450/hr because clients are willing to pay that price. If they were percieved to be too expensive, they would hire someone else, especially in this market. Nobody forces people to pay them big bucks.

Hence, ceteris parabus, I would say that the $180k/yr DBA is definitely more qualified than the $30k/yr DBA.

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