I think you might be getting too little. It's common to get 200k+ in Bay area with your level of experience. That doubles once you become senior (usually 3-6 YO

I think you might be getting too little. It's common to get 200k+ in Bay area with your level of experience. That doubles once you become senior (usually 3-6 YOE). So think about how much less you are getting paid by working there and see how much of that delta makes sense for the amount of learning you get. As a first engineer, you have a much bigger scope, unique opportunities, a chance to network, etc. Think about how much that's worth. Sometimes, it might not even be true that you are learning more at a startup and just overworking. So do your own cost-benefit analysis carefully and ask for a raise you think is reasonable bases on the market rate and the amount of unique learning you get from your company.