Well, the author did cite Levels, which is pretty reliable. A quick search shows that >150k seems accurate for a lot of the top tech companies (eg. Google). I

Well, the author did cite Levels, which is pretty reliable. A quick search shows that >150k seems accurate for a lot of the top tech companies (eg. Google). I absolutely know people individually who made 150k+ out of college. Sorry europeans, but Bay Area salaries are definitely a large multiple of European salaries, even entry level. A lot of this is possible because these companies make a lot of money, and a lot of money per employee, and that trickles down to new-hire salaries. It doesn't seem like there are many wildly profitable European companies in tech, at least not ones that can really drive up salaries like this. It's too bad, because Europe broadly has really strong talent, but I imagine there is a constant pressure pulling people away for more money.