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Bonuses for line engineers are rarely that high in the Bay Area--one would have to be pretty senior to get that normally. This is a very high number in raw term
by compiler-guy 5y ago
Bonuses for line engineers are rarely that high in the Bay Area--one would have to be pretty senior to get that normally. This is a very high number in raw terms.
Also note that not everyone got the high end--180K is the top, not the bottom, and we don't really know what the distribution was.
These RSUs vest over four years, so this is a $45k annual bonus (possibly growing with the stock). At somewhat senior levels, the federal and state taxes will eat perhaps 45%, so it is only ("only"!) about $25k extra each year.
- jeffbee 5y agoStandard bonus targets at Google, for example, are 20% of median salary at your grade, so $45k would be the standard bonus for an engineer making $225k (in base salary alone, not total comp) who "meets expectations". This is a pretty common salary level, according to levels.fyi
- compiler-guy 5y agoSo, on the high end at least, this more or less doubles the bonus for a senior engineer doing their job. Real money, perhaps enough to change your mind about leaving, but not life changing. On the low end, more than you had, but also perhaps less persuasive.