What's even more telling is that engineers probably make up a smaller percentage of Apple's employees than bankers make up Goldman's employees (since the latter doesn't have much of a consumer retail presence). The engineers and designers at Apple are generating tremendous value for the company, but not getting compensated anywhere near the bankers at Goldman. People might not like banking as an industry, but it has the right approach to hiring. Instead of colluding to suppress wages or preserve relationships or whatever justification tech companies use, they write big bonus checks. That's how a free labor market is supposed to work.