I know a ESE/SEI hybrid in a high position who makes BANK...yet can't pay his staff great, because its in the arts. REgardless, he makes it worth their while by being a place "they want to work." Lot's of physical objects, and other verbal shows of appreciation.

(Not enough for me personally, I'm not motivated to be a starving cultural worker - which plays into the point of thread, doesn't it)