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Does anybody else think the salaries are a little high? Perhaps the sample size is skewed? I'm somewhat senior in software engineering, but I literally don't kn
by asdf742 10y ago
Does anybody else think the salaries are a little high? Perhaps the sample size is skewed? I'm somewhat senior in software engineering, but I literally don't know a single person making over 200k. Nada. Not one. I also don't know any college grads who started making 150k. That seems absurd, unless you're only looking at certain companies and top performers or something.
- surfmike 10y agoWhere do you live? The numbers you are mentioning sound sound very realistic in the Bay Area, if you are talking about total compensation (salary + bonus + equity).
- humanrebar 10y ago200k isn't that rare for senior engineers in large firms in NYC or the bay area.
- lallysingh 10y agoNot even senior.
- curryhoward 10y ago> Does anybody else think the salaries are a little high? The numbers for programmers are total compensation, not just salary. The lawyer figures are actually salaries though.
- Bahamut 10y agoI know plenty of people making over $200k in the Bay Area, some over $300k. I think that is the point of the article commenting on the bimodal distribution of salaries.
- TulliusCicero 10y agoDepends on where you are. High numbers like that are pretty normal to be tossed about in the bay area, and probably also NYC/Seattle.
- akavi 10y agoI do know two people making over 200 k$/yr in base salary as pure programmers. They're very good at their jobs (Interestingly, as far as I can tell, neither of them are "brilliant" technically, merely "good". They just combine that with incredible work efficacy and solid communication skills.) That said, I know bunches who will make over 200 k$ in total liquid comp this year. And before you pooh-pooh the equity part, if you've been at a public company for more than a year, equity's pretty much the same as cash (albeit a slightly unpredictable quantity thereof.)
- thesimpsons1022 10y agomy new grad salary at a big tech giant was 130k base + 130 stocks/3 years + 40 signing. and i am not some insanely competitive grad.
- clifanatic 10y agoI'm going to be pretty upset if these salaries aren't at least a little high, because I'm nowhere near that even after 25 years experience and a master's degree.