At least for me, even before hitting comp plateau, money lost quite a bit of value, because I already own most of what I want to own, can set aside plenty for longer term goals or emergencies as well as having multiple pensions plans. So other aspects of work/live took over in terms of priorities what I'm looking for.

That might be the biggest luxury of being in this field at least for the time being. You don't need to constantly looking for a different job that pays a little more to not live hand to mouth, nor do you need to climb the corporate ladder or move to a specific city/country to be able to have a good quality middle class life.