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There was an article just recently, average SF house price just hit $1M
Median is more informative than the mean with this sort of thing
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/real-estate/201...
From what I've heard in other places, Google only gives about 150k to their developers, so how does one make it to the 300k level?
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.
"Whatever. Just tell me your offer."
"Really? No wonder you think there's a talent shortage."
Hacker News is somewhat prey to its own delusions.
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On a touch screen, so I accidentally upvoted you. Your comment perfectly embodies everything I hate about the Bay Area, and recently HN. The smugness seems very ignorant; so many people have convinced themselves that they are smarter than the rest of the world. I'm sick of the culture of Silicon Valley.
Related: 90% of people think they are smarter than average. Inference: 90% of engineers probably think they are smarter than average engineers
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Related: 90% of people think they are smarter than average. Inference: 90% of engineers probably think they are smarter than average engineers
Not necessary. Engineers are usually smarter to not to think that 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?
My base salary is $220k; this year my bonus plus equity will be around $200k, so my total compensation will be over $400k. I've been out for a number of years, and the bonus plus stock is performance based, and of course the value of the stock compensation may change depending on the future direction of Google stock --- it's climbed very nicely since the beginning of the year! The main point is that ignoring the stoc…
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That seems like a high salary. What's your title?
Senior Software Engineer. It's actually low. I'm fairly certain that it's below the median from talking with coworkers.