These numbers don't apply, at least in Silicon Valley in 2015. 120k for a CTO? Someone I know was offered a senior devops position for 200k plus 800k nominal

These numbers don't apply, at least in Silicon Valley in 2015. 120k for a CTO? Someone I know was offered a senior devops position for 200k plus 800k nominal value of options (strike price x # options) at a well known, well-funded "startup".