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Americans get paid so much, got dayum. Half that and half it again and I'd still be looking at a decent raise lmao
by corobo 3y ago
Americans get paid so much, got dayum.
Half that and half it again and I'd still be looking at a decent raise lmao
- m00x 3y ago1-2 weeks vacation if lucky, no overtime pay, 7/24 on-call (spread through team), many startups do 10-12h/day (and amazon), minus healthcare co-pay, etc.
- corobo 3y agoThat (and the other replies, I don't want to spam up the joint replying to all) is a fair point Just to mention, I hope I didn't come across as saying paid too much. I'm always astounded as to how much cash is thrown about over the pond is all. Go get that bag, hell yeah! :)
- uoaei 3y agoThat's about senior-level compensation even among most companies in the Bay Area. Only the extreme outliers with good performance on the stock market can be said to be significantly higher in TC. Edit: even then, TC is tied to how the stock market is doing, and not paid out by the company directly, so it only makes sense to compare with base wage plus benefits.
- dmoy 3y agoTC for senior at big tech companies is over $300k. Over $400k for Facebook I hear. It doesn't take an extreme outlier to get significantly above $250k. > so it only makes sense to compare with base wage plus benefits. Not really, when stock approaches 40%+ of compensation, and is in RSU with fairly fast vesting schedule.
- jacquesm 3y agoIndeed. And it does of course needs to be offset to the cost of living.
- IntelMiner 3y agoIt include an asterisk. Those salaries come with the reality of living in locales like the bay area or Seattle and the like generally, with all the exorbitant costs of living in those areas A lot of companies (like Amazon) will gleefully slash your salary if you try to move somewhere cheaper, because why should we pay you more if you don't just need that money to fork over to a landlord every month? There's also all the things Americans go without, like socialized healthcare. Even with their lauded insurance plans they still pay significantly more for worse health outcomes than any other country
- IshKebab 3y agoNah even with bay area costs Americans get paid much much more than elsewhere. I could easily double my salary by moving from the UK to San Francisco. House prices are maybe double too, but since they are only a part of your outgoings, overall you come out waaaay ahead. Of course then I would have to send my kids to schools with metal detectors and school shooting drills... It's not all about the money.
- the_gipsy 3y agoThe employer es basically subsidizing the mortgage, incentivizing workers to move to the most expensive location, which make these locations even more expensive.
- nxm 3y ago90%+ of Americans have some form of health insurance, especially tech workers. And there are issues with socialized health care as well