that my point though. AFAICT all the major bay area companies have bonuses to salary in the 50% to 100% range and more of they are doing well. they give you a

that my point though. AFAICT all the major bay area companies have bonuses to salary in the 50% to 100% range and more of they are doing well. they give you a yearly bonus and they give you some kind of equity. They do this because it's what the local competition for employees requires. So ... to reiterate ... the person I was replying to seemed to only be looking at salaries. You need to compare total comp not just salaries