This is not a good question to ask for a few reasons: 1) if you are running a successful and growing startup, your salary should be as low as possible (you wan

This is not a good question to ask for a few reasons: 1) if you are running a successful and growing startup, your salary should be as low as possible (you want to funnel as much as possible into the business) 2) if you are running an S-corp in a specific area, you are forced to take a salary determined to be "reasonable" 3) if you are working in finance, the scale is fundamentally different compared to working in tech or in a startup. 4) Cost of living is much less in some areas (e.g. texas) compared to others (e.g new york city)