There's two problems with the startup salaries. 1) They really do want someone that cheap. But as an Engineer we know the Cheap comes out Expensive; so if you

There's two problems with the startup salaries. 1) They really do want someone that cheap. But as an Engineer we know the Cheap comes out Expensive; so if you respect yourself you should know better not to apply. 2) Really it's a different location. You could(2014, don't know if this is still true) find a DevOps employee for 220k for intermediate/experienced level. If he flies to NY his starting Salary is about 300k Additionally; we have a surge of _disruptive_ capitalism. I have seen a company try and drive down the salary for a job in the area; they get what they pay for. Respect yourself and when your gut says this job is a Lemon; either ask for more or tap out.