There's some data about this on Blind for Google that seems pretty solid: https://www.teamblind.com/article/google-engineer---total-compensation-in-us---ultimat

There's some data about this on Blind for Google that seems pretty solid: https://www.teamblind.com/article/google-engineer---total-compensation-in-us---ultimate-post-jYcrij5X https://www.teamblind.com/article/google-engineer---total-co... For Google, it looks like 90% of L6 engineers and a single-digit percentage of L5 engineers are at this number. So yes, not your typical mid-level engineer (many/most engineers plateau at L5).