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he's a "Software Engineer" at facebook. He's not even a "Senior Software Engineer" He is NOT making 250k and he likely lives _near_ facebook which means _most_
by masukomi 6y ago
he's a "Software Engineer" at facebook. He's not even a "Senior Software Engineer" He is NOT making 250k and he likely lives _near_ facebook which means _most_ of his money is going directly into housing. There are a LOT of people working what is normally considered a high income job in the bay area and living out of their vans because that's the only way they can actually have any money left over at the end of the month.
Yes, he's a privileged white male and will likely get a job offer soon, but that doesn't mean he's rolling in cash. Also, take a look at average salaries. Devs don't make $250,000 in the US unless they've got some really high profile public backstory.
- discordance 6y agoLevels.fyi disagrees with you
- QuercusMax 6y agoMaybe not 250K salary, but with bonuses and equity, absolutely you can get there.
- QuercusMax 6y agoYou are extremely out of touch with actual bay area compensation for big companies. I made more than 250K total comp as a senior eng at Google in 2015.
- kudokatz 6y ago> Devs don't make $250,000 in the US unless they've got some really high profile public backstory. In my experience, this is VERY far from accurate in high-paying markets like Seattle and the Bay Area
- s1artibartfast 6y agoThe average facebook dev in the Bay area with 0 years of experience starts over 180. The average FAANG dev hits 250K around 3-4 years of total industry experience.
- pas 6y ago180K total comp or yearly before-taxes salary or ...?
- QuercusMax 6y agoTotal comp. You don't get to 180K salary (at least at Google) till you're L5 (Senior).