The title of "only $130K (£100k)" is incorrect — it makes it seem like he's underpaid, because 130k USD in the US wouldn't be a competitive salary, whereas 100k

The title of "only $130K (£100k)" is incorrect — it makes it seem like he's underpaid, because 130k USD in the US wouldn't be a competitive salary, whereas 100k GBP in England is quite a top buck. Also, not sure about the deal with only listing the base salary — in the US, his SV-based company would provide significant equity-based compensation for any of their engineering offices. In fact, FB is known to pay exactly the same at all of their US-based engineering offices, so, it's up to you whether living in SV or NYC is worth the extra cost, or whether you'd rather save it for an early retirement by going for a secondary market.