While you don't need to compensate yourself with a big fat salary in the beginning, make sure you pay yourself enough to live. (entrepreneur.com)
It became a huge presence starting around 2003, paying fat salaries and providing a reason for the young, educated workforce not to go abroad. (canadianbusiness.com)
Everyone else is going to stay because they all get fat salaries with no pressure to win anything. (justarsenal.com)