Status–income disequilibrium (sometimes abbreviated SID) occurs when a desirable high status job has a relatively low income.
The phrase was coined by The New York Times columnist David Brooks in his 1996 article "The Tragedy of SID".
He wrote: The sufferers of this malady, have jobs that give them high status but low income.
All day long the phone-message slips pile up on their desks—calls from famous people seeking favors—but at night they realize the tub needs scrubbing, so it's down on the hands and knees with the Ajax.
[1]David Brooks characterized the "sufferers" from SID in a long list, which includes TV news producers, museum curators, classical music performers, White House aides, and politicians, among others.