Those levels.fyi compensation reports are distorted growth in the value of RSUs. At time of hire, RSUs are typically allocated at about 10-20% of total compensa

Those levels.fyi compensation reports are distorted growth in the value of RSUs. At time of hire, RSUs are typically allocated at about 10-20% of total compensation. In the case of many reports on levels.fyi, particularly high-growth tech companies like Facebook and Google, stock prices have multiplied in value several times over. So for those companies RSU compensation can jump to 50% or more of total compensation. That is not typical at all. Levels.fyi data is also distorted because data is self-reported. Higher-earning individuals are more likely to report because it is a form of bragging. Similarly, lower-earning individuals are less likely to report. Also, workers generally want to increase the perception of higher average compensation to gain an advantage in salary negotiations. A better general point of comparison may be the salary reports put out by HR consulting firms like Robert Half [0]. Those reports can be of limited usefulness, however, because they report very broad categories and salary ranges. Still, they're useful to know about because those reports are what Company X will cite for why they can't pay you what levels.fyi says is the average pay. [0] https://www.roberthalf.com/salary-guide https://www.roberthalf.com/salary-guide