Why derivatives traders make less than traders?

Hi,

Looking at Glassdoor salaries I see that traders make more money (base salary and bonus) than derivatives traders (vol traders). So I wanted to ask why is that? I thought I was the opposite as the second one requires more specific skills.

Thanks

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