I get where you’re coming from, I think, but the way you phrased this I can’t agree with. 200k in SF is vastly less than a bunch of smart techies are making. B

I get where you’re coming from, I think, but the way you phrased this I can’t agree with. 200k in SF is vastly less than a bunch of smart techies are making. But it is far, far more than the median SF income, and it is a very livable salary in the Bay Area. We should remember that even though SF is expensive, and tech employees can make much more than 200k, that much money is, in fact, after taxes, a lot of money. Even in SF. The spirit of what you’re saying is, I think, that talented people who have demonstrated organizational/management skills could easily make twice that much. I think that’s true, and I think the $200k salary is reasonable for the role in the organization.