His package (base salary + bonus + average vested stock each year) seems to be standard with regard to the position he's applying. Still, with that package, if

His package (base salary + bonus + average vested stock each year) seems to be standard with regard to the position he's applying. Still, with that package, if Seattle's cost of living is the show stopper (not cheap by any means), then I guess never bother trying at Google/Facebook/equivalents in the Bay Area...