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The people pulling bubbly SV comp numbers (i.e. the topic of the thread) are not part of that majority though.
by esoterica 8y ago
The people pulling bubbly SV comp numbers (i.e. the topic of the thread) are not part of that majority though.
- jimbokun 8y agoProbably not very many of them are making $500k, either.
- pmiller2 8y agoMy guess is that a huge majority the software engineers in the Bay Area are making less than half those numbers. If you value pre-IPO options at the proper discount, I would guess a majority make less than $250k. That’s a high total compensation, to be sure, but, given the cost of living, and the value a good engineer can create, it’s not absurd. Full disclosure: I work at a public company (not FAANG) and my TC is under $250k.