http://www.indeed.com/salary?q1=software+engineer&l1=San+Francisco%2C+CA&tm=1 http://www.indeed.com/salary?q1=software+engineer&l1=San... There's a huge race f

http://www.indeed.com/salary?q1=software+engineer&l1=San+Francisco%2C+CA&tm=1 http://www.indeed.com/salary?q1=software+engineer&l1=San... There's a huge race for talent right now. You've got a peculiar background compared to most startup hires, but if you've got the chops to make it thru an interview, I imagine you'd get snatched up in the Valley (or Seattle) for $100-110k, easy. In the Valley, probably more. I know a great company in Seattle that'd give you a $12k signing bonus, give ME $12k for referring you, and give you an iPad just for making it to the interview process. Disclaimer: No idea if you can ship software, how broad your skills are (web dev front end to backend? Sysadmin chops? iOS?), etc.