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Re:Base salaries offered to software engineers in SF, NYC, a... by BonesJustice on Monday April 01, 2019 @02:17PM (#19546366)
In NYC, and in the financial sector in particular, total total compensation often includes cash bonuses, while stock components are less common compared to S.V.

Without insight into total compensation, these numbers are only minimally useful.

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Re:Base salaries offered to software engineers in SF, NYC, a... by Redoubts on Monday April 01, 2019 @03:03PM (#19546894)
Agreed. This is leaving 50% of total comp out of the equation.

-e- not to mention, it's the portion that varies the most with experience and internal performance.

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