<p>“That’s a stark example of engineers providing tremendous value to society, but capturing little of that value for themselves.”</p>
<p>You are thinking about it the wrong way. If engineer X doesn’t build the bridge, there are ten thousand others lined up for the job. Again, its supply and demand. The market demand is what dictates pay, not some lofty ideals about what job is providing value to society and what isn’t.</p>