Poll: Full-time software engineers in the Bay Area, what's your annual salary?

Post by cglace » Sat, Jun 01, 2013, 4:25 AM UTC

aashay wrote: post #46

gocards wrote: post #37

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Before this thread I thought bay area might be 100k - 120k and cost of living / uprooting the family wasn't worth it. Also worried about the competitiveness of the market out there for software engineers.

Not having to uproot the family is understandable, but if you're worried about the competitiveness of the market, know that there are a ton of jobs as well (ask anyone on HN about recruiter spam, which seems to serve as a proxy to this fact), which perhaps balances things. Six years of experience is non-trivial, I'm sure if you wanted to you could find something.

Post by infofarmer » Sat, Jun 01, 2013, 4:26 AM UTC

freework wrote: post #24

These results are odd. The three startups (two YC alums) I interviewed with in the Bay offered me ~60K each time, and wouldn't go any higher.

Post by beambot » Sat, Jun 01, 2013, 4:31 AM UTC

sbierwagen wrote: post #43

acchow wrote: post #41

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They don't have money to throw around. Probably would have given you meaningful (lifechanging?) equity tho.

"Lifechanging" only if you win the startup lottery. 95% of YC startups fail.

Post by georgebonnr » Sat, Jun 01, 2013, 4:34 AM UTC

lefthander wrote: post #60

georgebonnr wrote: post #57

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you guys did notice that this account was created 1 hour ago, right?

Yes, because I want to be anonymous. Does it mean I'm lying? Even check glassdoor to verify: http://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Google-Senior-Software-Engin... 146k base + 32k cash + 41k stock = $220k (everyone gets bonus and stock). And this averages data before the raise Google gave everyone.

Post by jfasi » Sat, Jun 01, 2013, 4:38 AM UTC

lefthander wrote: post #12

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?