For someone with ~ 10 years of experience who has a very good track record, I could see a total compensation package of that order. Joe Shlub is not going to g

For someone with ~ 10 years of experience who has a very good track record, I could see a total compensation package of that order. Joe Shlub is not going to get this. But I've worked with very good developers (e.g., guys at Apple who were instrumental in making whizzy stuff happen in the Mac's graphics stack) who are worth this, and more.