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Re:SF Is One of the Worst-Paying Places in the US for Softwa... by tubehouse on Thursday February 09, 2017 @04:50PM (#13611339)
They're ignoring equity compensation, which accounts for most of a senior engineer's income at a California tech company.
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Re:SF Is One of the Worst-Paying Places in the US for Softwa... by itomato on Thursday February 09, 2017 @05:53PM (#13611796)
Uh, not until they're vested and exercise their options.

Grants are really not that common.

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Re:SF Is One of the Worst-Paying Places in the US for Softwa... by sushid on Thursday February 09, 2017 @06:36PM (#13612062)
You're thinking of startups options. The OP is referring to stock compensation.
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Re:SF Is One of the Worst-Paying Places in the US for Softwa... by astrodust on Thursday February 09, 2017 @06:24PM (#13612008)
Which might account for most of their income. It also might turn into a tax nightmare and then when the company implodes, an even more ugly mess.
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