> nothing like the "500k salary and 2 million in stock" articles I hear about happening in SV Amusingly, the only American software engineer I know who is cert

> nothing like the "500k salary and 2 million in stock" articles I hear about happening in SV Amusingly, the only American software engineer I know who is certifiably taking more than 500k USD a year in base (i.e. cash, pre-bonus) salary lives and works in Boston.