Ask HN: Is it possible to make $200K/year base salary?

Re:Ask HN: Is it possible to make $200K/year base salary? by memmove33 on Sunday January 15, 2017 @11:40PM (#13408240)

As fuzzy-logic said, just don't reveal your total comp, and be willing to walk away from it for real (walking away from such juicy offers requires the most determination, so it's important you do it from a position of power, for example if you already have a good job, otherwise they have you by the balls).

The only case where it can be beneficial to disclose something about your compensation is if you have deferred compensation (e.g. stock options) that you want your potential new employer to somehow consider in the offer. In that case, sharing a copy of the grant is the easiest thing to do, and doesn't hurt much

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Re:Ask HN: Is it possible to make $200K/year base salary? by mailshanx on Monday January 16, 2017 @12:41AM (#13408408)

I see. How does one then approach the topic of compensation, and determine if the two parties at at least in the same ballpark?

Do you postpone comp-talk until an offer is on the table? Or is it safe to assume that large companies generally have an extremely elastic range?

Do you think it's a good idea say something like "If you can offer $OBVIOUSLY_EXTREMELY_HIGH, i will immediately accept. For lesser offers, i will evaluate them on a case by case basis."

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