These numbers don't include substantial compensation elements such as bonus and equity. Having said that I think you're right. Also, IMO one should not compare

These numbers don't include substantial compensation elements such as bonus and equity. Having said that I think you're right. Also, IMO one should not compare the median engineer in SV to the median engineer elsewhere. A median SV engineer moving to LCOL should be able to do a lot better than median LCOL comp.