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Do it on google docs, and include how much money your company has raised (0-5m, 5-15m, 15m+ is probably sufficient options) and roughly how much equity you have. In a vacuum, this number is meaningless. Comparing what someone makes at Google and what someone makes at a seed funded startup is silly.
> In a vacuum, this number is meaningless. Lucky for us, we're not in a vacuum. We're in a market.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5538059
Good luck to all of you looking for higher salaries. I hope you gain the salary you desire, and more knowledge of statistics along the way.
Bad options. The choices should increase by a fixed percent over previous one, instead of a constant fixed amount. Who cares if someone gets 280k instead of 290k?
As always, voluntary response data are worthless. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5538059 Good luck to all of you looking for higher salaries. I hope you gain the salary you desire, and more knowledge of statistics along the way.
It seems silly to ignore stock and bonuses. My base salary is only ~$150k, but with stock and bonuses I'll make over $260k this year (Google). Would this compare with a job that also gives a $150k salary but nothing else?
Thing is, other polls included non-base compensation, and the opposite argument gets brought up. But yeah, let's try liquid next time.
Also: this is exactly the class of anecdote I was hoping to hear today. Thanks. Maybe I should go respond to that Google recruiter that keeps emailing me..
Bad options. The choices should increase by a fixed percent over previous one, instead of a constant fixed amount. Who cares if someone gets 280k instead of 290k?
Oh crap, you're right. I like your idea much more than the lame increments I picked. Next time I'll use a logarithm or something.
To someone making 125k, it's more useful to know the distribution of the 25k above than to see them all in a single bucket.
It seems silly to ignore stock and bonuses. My base salary is only ~$150k, but with stock and bonuses I'll make over $260k this year (Google). Would this compare with a job that also gives a $150k salary but nothing else?
It seems silly to ignore stock and bonuses. My base salary is only ~$150k, but with stock and bonuses I'll make over $260k this year (Google). Would this compare with a job that also gives a $150k salary but nothing else?
Mind sharing some basic background info? Years of experience / education would help add context.