Wait, so you're making only ~5% more than the threshold you don't believe exists? You don't think that among the many thousands of people working at Google, pe

Wait, so you're making only ~5% more than the threshold you don't believe exists? You don't think that among the many thousands of people working at Google, perhaps someone has 10% worse negotiating ability than you, or someone's background and experience impressed their interviewers 10% less? Or work in an area of the country with 10% less cost of living?