Re:How to Set Low Expectations at Your Two Remote Jobs
by aqme28 on Thursday December 23, 2021 @06:11PM
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Agreed. I was a software engineer in New York, not SF (where salaries a _little_ higher), but salaries were nothing like this unless maybe you worked at a top-end hedge fund. The myth that every other random software engineer has this kind of pay is harmful.
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Re:How to Set Low Expectations at Your Two Remote Jobs
by chii on Thursday December 23, 2021 @10:36PM
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I think the OP is adding equity compensation, which with the current bull market, is hugely inflating that number.
If you only count take home pay in cash, it's nowhere near $500k! Closer to 200k for a senior engineer imho. Vesting of shares takes a few years, so the extra $200k that you "get" is because 2 years ago, you were paid $150k in equity, and it grew to $200k (or more).
Re:How to Set Low Expectations at Your Two Remote Jobs
by theptip on Friday December 24, 2021 @12:08AM
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Yes, absolutely - in case this isn’t clear to anyone reading, you need to evaluate total compensation when comparing roles. Salary, equity, and on-target bonus (which are often agreed ahead of time). For public companies you can sell your RSUs as soon as they vest.
For context: https://www.levels.fyi/company/Google/salaries/Software-Engi...