[zerr]

Thanks, really interesting. One more thing to clarify - on top of that "$400K" salary, does Netflix also pays for social/health insurance (including family)? If not, how much you normally pay for such insurance?

I mean, I've heard many times that while NET base salary e.g. in Microsoft or Adobe might be lower, when you add up all the benefits, bonuses, stocks - it becomes quite competitive to Netflix compensation. Also factor in the job security and family-friendliness and it becomes much more attractive... What do you think about this?

[jedberg]

Basically they either cover your health insurance, or you can opt to just get paid extra and not take insurance (if say you have it from a spouse's job or something).

And yes, the other big companies total comp does come pretty close to Netflix. The difference is Netflix gives you cash to spend however you want, and those other companies force you to consume benefits that you may not want to get your "full comp".

[steven2012]

If you're worried about job security then Netflix is not the place for you.

But no, .NET jobs do not compare to a job at Netflix. Not even remotely close. Unless you are being paid 300k and get 100k in bonus/stock every year.

[manigandham]

He's talking about net salary, not .net jobs.