[quantumofalpha]

> There is absolutely no way to get 500k/year from being just an engineer in Europe.

Proprietary trading shops in London at the top end or L6+ at Google Zurich can pay that in total comp.

> I recall the React creator's base salary is 100k/year in London, and he works at Facebook.

And what about stocks? There should be at least another 100k in them. Facebook is a publicly tradable company, its RSUs are as good as cash, unlike startup paper money.

[ergocoder]

Sure, but the base salary for the React creator shouldn't be that low.

That's like a new grad engineer at twitter if we simply compare base salary.

[euengtaway50]

That's 100k pounds, not dollars, and he's making more in RSUs. I also imagine he's an E5, because E6 salaries in London are higher than that.

To be honest, given how Facebook works, all the work he does in React/Redux is probably hindering him in terms of getting promotions.

[ergocoder]

$100k pounds ($130k) is still too low for the React creator.

When I was a new grad 8 years ago, my base salary was $120k already.

Unless he got a special deal, for an IC, the stock is proportional to the base salary. If your base salary is low, your stock will also be low.

[quantumofalpha]

Why the focus on base salary alone? Total (liquid) compensation is what matters, as the high paying places tend to be either equity (FAANGs) or bonus (finance) heavy. And 200k+ GBP TC is very good pay for UK market, probably 99th percentile