Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 in Two Locations: NY and VA

Re:Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 in Two Locations: NY and VA by ggregoire on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @12:24AM (#18388608)

From a foreigner point of view, it seems completely ridiculous that we are even debating if a couple with 1M per year can afford or not living in NYC.

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Re:Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 in Two Locations: NY and VA by why_only_15 on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @12:49AM (#18388702)

This is not 1M+ per year, this is 100k+ per year. Six figures = 100k+

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Re:Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 in Two Locations: NY and VA by ggregoire on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @12:55AM (#18388736)

> two six figure earners

Since we are talking about Amazon highly paid engineers, could be 2x 200-500k.

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Re:Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 in Two Locations: NY and VA by Spivak on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @11:53AM (#18392667)

Sure, but I'm assuming the worst case for six figures. If your household income is $200k then even in NY you can easily afford a nice house or high-end condo/apt in a good part of town, while living in comfort with no financial worry.

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Re:Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 in Two Locations: NY and VA by kgc on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @03:01AM (#18389188)

Amazon salary cap is 160k.

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Re:Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 in Two Locations: NY and VA by ggregoire on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @11:10AM (#18392229)

Doesn’t seem true: https://www.levels.fyi/SE/Google/Facebook/Microsoft/

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Re:Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 in Two Locations: NY and VA by Zaheer on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @11:19AM (#18392321)

I think they recently increased salary cap to $180k specifically for Bay Area. It varies by location.

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Re:Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 in Two Locations: NY and VA by ggregoire on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @03:39PM (#18394716)

The link I posted shows Amazon salaries above $400k.

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