blinkingdot

Here's a recent, public example that I can recall.

financialsamurai.com/who-are-the-top-1-income-earners/

You're saying you get a yearly refresher that adds $80K/year? After 4 years, assuming no increase in stock price or your grant, the equity portion alone of your compensation would be $320K/year.

They pay significantly more. Microsoft is another that pays a lot, especially to poach from those three.

It is not uncommon for a very good engineer with 5+ years experience to earn above $400K / year (total = base + bonus (if issued) + stocks).