$400k salary is decidedly not average for non-principle engineer salary at Amazon, Google, or Facebook. The thing is, part of my job lets me see some outlier s

$400k salary is decidedly not average for non-principle engineer salary at Amazon, Google, or Facebook. The thing is, part of my job lets me see some outlier salary data for AI jobs and uh, I see the extreme right end of the salaried with-benefits spectrum hit a base cash comp around $300 with bonuses to $400. Now, if we're talking, "With stock, benefits and maximum bonus included" then yes, $400k is high end but not absurd. And if you're talking a lot of work as a contractor I'd expect more.