> - Were you born in America or has your employer held your pay down because you have a green card? This might be true for H1-B holders, but a green card gives

> - Were you born in America or has your employer held your pay down because you have a green card? This might be true for H1-B holders, but a green card gives you the same freedom to leave and join employers as a citizen. > - How many times have you changed jobs (each time probably leads to a $15k bump or more!) I don't know about what goes on in the startup world, but at the big-name tech companies you typically get a stock grant vesting over four years every year, meaning your compensation will not top out until at least four years into the job, so switching jobs frequently can actually dramatically cut your compensation, by a factor of two or more.