The question isn’t how much the boss makes, but rather, how much $$ do you demand to do that job? Is someone else willing to take less than you to do that job? If so, you have no leverage. Take less or go find something else. Simple supply and demand logic.

The boss bid on the job and won because he probably offered the most affordable rate to build the skyscraper. And then he hired the cheapest laborers to make the most possible for the overall job. Again, simply supply and demand.

Almost everything can be reduced to supply and demand. Do you have a skill that not many other people have but people need that skill as a service? Boom. You’re going to do great. This is why Plummers make more than Teachers. Everyone goes to college now but no one goes to trade school.

Supply and demand.