To add on, if u think about the fundamentals of business, u'd realise that how much u pay someone depends on -

- how much the industry earns
- how much the company earns
- how sustainable are the profits
- how much competitors pay
- whether the employee is easily replaceable
- whether the employee is directly related to revenues (sales vs maintenance)
- whether the employee performed well

So when u really go think about it, your job performance is quite a small factor in the whole compensation equation. Which hammers in my point.

Go where the money is. Following your passion and hoping that money will follow is an incredibly naive mindset which will not guide you to optimal decisions.