[samdoidge]

As much as this article suggests?

> Either way, the implication is that DeepMind pays an average of at least £478,— (U.S. $581,000) per head.

[o10449366]

Averages are a generally poor salary metric. The median would be much more revealing and interesting.

[disgruntledphd2]

And in general, stock-based compensation significantly skews the numbers, such that they are rarely reflective of what people get in their pay-packets each month.

[bpicolo]

Stock-based compensation for a public company with a good track record of growth and stability is not much different than cash, it's just on a different timer than 2x/month. It should skew the numbers.

[samdoidge]

I completely agree, but this looks like all we have to go on.