Non-FAANG, not even a company you've probably heard of, and all of my coworkers and I have TC is in that range. I started my career in small companies and star

Non-FAANG, not even a company you've probably heard of, and all of my coworkers and I have TC is in that range. I started my career in small companies and startups and it took me a long time to understand how TC works. Both in tech and finance base salaries are typically around 200 or less, but total compensations factoring in both bonuses and RSUs brings the amount of money you bring in each year much higher. It's gotten much better in recent years with levels.fyi and the like helping more people to see this, but I found that a few years back if you didn't go to an elite school you likely didn't have someone explain to you how comp works. If you want to make > 250k you absolutely can, and it doesn't mean selling your soul. Don't convince yourself that these TC levels are myths. Though I do suspect we'll see dotcom level changes in comp soon.