There is an underlying assumption to a lot if this thread that it's the person that is "worth" an amount. But, worth depends on what you do and price depends on how hard it is to find someone else to do it.

Managers are worth a lot and the difference between the best option and the second best one is greater, at least that's what the market seems to be saying. You are worth x doing X job and y doing Y job. It may also be true that you are worth more to employer x than y.

It's ok to make decisions not solely based on price.