英语翻译下面的几句话是我在一篇关于人们为什么选择HR这个职业的一篇文章中摘抄的.What do they actuall

英语翻译
下面的几句话是我在一篇关于人们为什么选择HR这个职业的一篇文章中摘抄的.
What do they actually contribute?But rising levels of remuneration demonstrate that the profession's growing importance is widely recognised.As Choi points out,salaries have never been higher and,in addition,HR managers often receive substantial annual bonuses.
请帮我把这段话翻译一遍.
这里面的but和salaries have never been higher 我不会翻译,难道but除了“但是”和“除了”还有其他意思?我总感觉but在这里面怎么翻译都不符合逻辑.