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> Maybe a few engineers are making that in SV, but the vast majority are under $200k for salary. There is a poll on Blind running right now asking "What's your
by mavelikara 5y ago
> Maybe a few engineers are making that in SV, but the vast majority are under $200k for salary.
There is a poll on Blind running right now asking "What's your BASE salary?". 13442 people responded, as of right now, and the responses are:
< 100K : 11.1% (1493)
100-149K: 33.4% (4487)
150-199K: 34.9% (4699)
200-249K: 13.9% (1871)
250-299K: 4.0% (533)
300-399K: 1.5% (203)
>= 400K : 1.2% (159)
So ~80% of the people who responded to that poll seem to be making under $200K base salary.
- throw_me_up 5y agoThanks for the stats!
- gnicholas 5y agoInteresting! Is Blind representative, or would it skew junior? I would imagine the most senior engineers wouldn't be as likely to be on platforms like Blind, but I could be wrong.
- mavelikara 5y agoI suspect the sample at Blind is representative. My guess is that only 20% (or less) of engineers are senior in any geography. The ~20% of the people polled who earn 200K+ would be senior engineers, I’d think. But even of those, 70% are in the 200-250K range base, which matches my experience.