[cirno]

Generally that's the starting rate for a college graduate, who I assume would be most likely to be interested in relocating to Japan.

Here's some good numbers at different experience levels: https://www.tokyodev.com/2020/01/07/japan-developer-salaries...

I'll trust his higher end estimate of 16+ years netting you 11 million yen, but I've never seen a job posting anywhere near that even for senior engineers. And even if that is the case, 11 million yen is still far below a FAANG salary with equivalent experience.

[guy_c]

I also have not seen many vacancies advertised at that level. But I suspect there are roles for people with the right experience. The roles are getting filled by recruiters approaching already employed people.

My guess is a very experienced developer that speak English and Japanese can get base salaries above ¥10m at FAANG in Tokyo. So probably ¥15m with bonus and RSUs is obtainable.

[mikeomoto]

Whether or not you speak Japanese is not a factor in getting a job at FAANG in Tokyo. Also, your guess is off by half, at least.

[jbay808]

> Also, your guess is off by half, at least.

In which direction?

[guy_c]

@iamben at current GBPJPY exchange rate of 138, ¥15m total comp would be nearing £110k.

I am out of touch of FAANG senior dev salaries are in London now. Does that sound on par?

[therwe234234]

Google pays ~ 20M TC for L4; I think the compensation at Indeed/Amazon/MSFT is about the same.