inflation play a part.


imagine back in 2012 fresh grad salary 3.8k and in 2021 is 5.5-5.7k
and let say the senior(2012) with 9 years experience now have a 5% salary increase every year, he will be drawing about 5.9k in 2022

they is why the senior salary and the junior salary are so close now, and the senior will feel intimidating (OS: Why I do so much more and paid abit more than junior only)