[HDThoreaun]

I make 180k and spend around 35k a year. Easy to save money when only providing for yourself and living with roommates. I live in a major American city and don’t feel like I’m penny pinching at all, but I’m not really into “classic” money spending activities like drinking and shopping. Saved well over 3 years of expenses this year alone.

[mwint]

Is that 180k base or TC (including stock, etc)?

[HDThoreaun]

I work for a startup whose equity I consider worthless, 180 base.

[mwint]

Can I ask what industry and your seniority (And maybe whether you’re doing 80h weeks?) Been considering a move, trying to calibrate myself on what I’m actually worth.

[HDThoreaun]

It’s a data warehousing company and I’m an se2. Sorry but would prefer not to say anything else. I will say that I got this job at the height of the market froth and am not sure if they’re still offering this salary although we are hiring

I used levels.fyi to find comparable salaries and my friends in tech said it’s pretty accurate

[mwint]

Cool, thanks for what you’re able to divulge. Every data point helps me figure out what should work for me.