Is it though? How are stock grants counted? Yes, the big tech base salaries are higher, but the insane numbers people read typically include a very large stock

Is it though? How are stock grants counted? Yes, the big tech base salaries are higher, but the insane numbers people read typically include a very large stock component. Someone else linked to levels for COIN and I saw mostly 100-200k base (some higher, but I doubt the company is mostly made of L7+ whatevers), but huge stock grants. The base seems perfectly reasonable for people working in a space where mistakes can cost significant amounts of money. I think a bigger issue with big tech stocks sinking is top talent leaving to either do their own thing or take sabbaticals.