My point of view is that I should cost my company somewhere between 1&#x2F;5 and 1&#x2F;3 of the value that I create for them.<p>Less than 1&#x2F;5th and there&#x27;s room to pay me more. More than 1&#x2F;3rd and I&#x27;m at risk of getting into the unstable realm where if I or my team hit a temporary rough patch, that the company would be economically ahead to fire us, especially after you consider the amount of &quot;double counting&quot; that goes on.<p>(Engineering builds something that saves $100K&#x2F;yr. Manufacturing deploys that thing to save $100K&#x2F;yr. What do you want to bet that the total savings claimed is closer to $200K&#x2F;yr than $100K&#x2F;yr?)