> average compensation at normal companies is $120k-$160k/yr This also doesn't like up with my experience. It's hard to get true averages for things like this

> average compensation at normal companies is $120k-$160k/yr This also doesn't like up with my experience. It's hard to get true averages for things like this in America. Also, 250k is a lot less than 500k. It's still a ton of money -- I don't mean to say that top companies don't pay you well. They absolutely do. But 500k is a TON of money.