Ask HN: Ex-FAANG developers, where are you now and why?

Re:Ask HN: Ex-FAANG developers, where are you now and why? by oblio on Thursday October 11, 2018 @11:47AM (#18194476)

Since from what I hear a fresh grad in the Bay Area gets $100k+ just in cash, we could extrapolate. I'm guessing that's at least $150k (probably more like $200k+ in today's market) in total compensation for year. Add about $20k+ in cash and probably the close to the same in Google shares per level, that would make it easily $400k per year. So he would have gotten $3.2 million, I can't imagine his expenses being higher than half of that, so he should be worth $1.6 million after 8 years. Probably more.

I'm curious how off my estimations are :)

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Re:Ask HN: Ex-FAANG developers, where are you now and why? by mywittyname on Thursday October 11, 2018 @12:36PM (#18194927)

Also, if he was in Mountain View, it's likely that he owned a home and that contributed a bit.

The tech sector stock growth has been amazing/unprecedented over that time period. His first few years of stock grants have tripled or more in value.

I'm betting it's something like $2.6mm. $1.5mm in saved income, $0.8 in stock appreciation on savings, and $0.3 in housing/misc.

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Re:Ask HN: Ex-FAANG developers, where are you now and why? by rpcastagna on Thursday October 11, 2018 @07:39PM (#18197928)

You're so low it's actually kind of uncomfortable.

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Re:Ask HN: Ex-FAANG developers, where are you now and why? by oblio on Friday October 12, 2018 @12:35AM (#18199241)

thausamiote thinks I’m at the other end of the spectrum because I forgot taxes :o)

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Re:Ask HN: Ex-FAANG developers, where are you now and why? by thaumasiotes on Thursday October 11, 2018 @05:02PM (#18197008)

...are you assuming a 0% tax rate?

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