Everyone I know who got a job out of college in SV/SF got at least a 100k total comp package (usually more). Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, and all of the

Everyone I know who got a job out of college in SV/SF got at least a 100k total comp package (usually more). Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, and all of the bigger companies offer ~150k total comp or more to new grads. That said, some start-ups definitely do pay less, but it's not so bad that you can't at least get a room mate.