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Yeah, me too. Taxes make it advantageous if you would value the additional free time. I'd happily scale to 4 days/week now for 80% (gross) pay.

It doesn't scale down like that.

I would include 401(k) or HSA matching under benefits (cash equivalent).

I think the important distinction is that the author claims to be discussing the low-end or at least middle, but your example is in fact significantly-better-than-average.

At my BigCorp employer, Senior Engineer starts at like, maybe $140k total compensation, on the low end. I don't know where the author is drawing these $250-350k minimum figures fro…

$90k isn't unheard of in Seattle, either (that was my starting salary, in Seattle, 4 years ago). My alma mater published self-reported salary data and $80k was probably the median …

Yeah, this is not the median or low-end compensation package profile OP thinks it is.

Yeah, that has not been my experience. I've worked for a big company for 4-ish years. Started 40% below article's suggested "middling" salary because I didn't negotiate (and starti…