[pc86]

Since when does 5 years of experience warrant "senior" and half a million dollars in comp?

This whole thing is a joke.

[well_negotiator]

It's a not a joke. You work in consultancy which is a service company where margins are not high as goog/fb/msft.

I work in product company with high profits in billions. It's common for new grad engineers who join as L3 and become L5 in 3-5 years in all the above companies.