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I've never seen base salaries in the Bay Area at $140-$160k. It's more along the lines of $120k-140k on average for well known companies. The ones you've never
by mattmurdog 12y ago
I've never seen base salaries in the Bay Area at $140-$160k. It's more along the lines of $120k-140k on average for well known companies. The ones you've never heard of barely crack $120K.
- welder 12y agoYou should try looking at larger companies. I've seen salaries above $200k in the south bay for mid-level programmers.
- mattmurdog 12y agoMost of the well known companies in SF are not necessarily tech companies. They make small apps, games, or websites. Some of the companies include Zynga, Twitter, Salesforce, PG&E, Firefox and many of them do not offer $200K for mid-level programmers. Those are for leads or Managers. Just did a quick search for Twitter for example and it's listed at only $112,760.
- joesmo 12y agoWell, now you know they exist and that you can ask for much more. Source: multiple offers in the bay area. I believe the highest salaries are near Mountain View and that part of the valley, where you could possibly get nearer to 200k.
- mattmurdog 12y agoYes, my comment was for SF and not South Bay where Facebook, Google, etc are.
- Bahamut 12y ago$140k is very typical in the Valley from what I have seen. SF salaries seem to be $20k less, for far more hassle (increased rent, poor commute, etc.).