[alecco]

The salary they offered for that position was quite low.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1654185

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1654133

[nostrademons]

My perception (as a Google employee) is that after the much-reported 10% raise and assorted other salary adjustments, Google is not really below market anymore. The stats you cite were from before the raise. They also don't include bonus and stock.