Actual is going open-source

Re:Actual is going open-source by kortilla on Saturday April 30, 2022 @02:09AM (#31213780)

Google L5 in the Bay Area doesn’t pay $200k base. Your friends are either lying to you or you are an exceptional group not representative of standard senior Bay Area FAANG base salaries.

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Re:Actual is going open-source by cercatrova on Saturday April 30, 2022 @02:13AM (#31213794)

I never said FAANG pays 200k base. Companies who only pay in cash will have their total compensation be 200k. FAANG meanwhile pays a lower base, such as 170k, and the rest is RSUs. While FAANG base is lower, their total compensation is higher than other companies.

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Re:Actual is going open-source by bornfreddy on Saturday April 30, 2022 @02:20AM (#31213826)

Curious, which companies "pay in cash"? (I'm not from US)

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Re:Actual is going open-source by cercatrova on Saturday April 30, 2022 @02:22AM (#31213832)

Most companies pay in cash. It's really among FAANG and FAANG adjacent that pay in RSUs. Fortune 500s pay in cash, many of them at least.

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Re:Actual is going open-source by bornfreddy on Saturday April 30, 2022 @10:28AM (#31216323)

Ah, misunderstood completely. Thank you for clarifying!

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Re:Actual is going open-source by rsanek on Saturday April 30, 2022 @04:00AM (#31214217)

It's pretty close to $200k -- levels.fyi says it's $193k average for base. If you include bonus, total cash comp is $231k.

https://www.levels.fyi/company/Google/salaries/Software-Engi...

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