[colesantiago]

Apart for consultants which is what I recommend people get into for a high paying job, even looking at levels.fyi, the average pay is actually lower in the UK.

Take Samsara, on average basis an entry level engineer in the US pays higher than a semi-senior SWE (SWE II) in the UK, taking into account the base as well for a senior also looks dismal for UK engineers.

Even when these companies are public, UK salaries just don't seem to be competitive or appealing and this all just proves my point. Just go to the US, FAANG, finance or just be a consultant.

[mmarq]

Salaries in the US are much higher, but it doesn’t mean you can’t hit 150K of total compensation working for a non-FAANG company.

Here’s one that advertised on this site: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/meticulous/jobs/AkHpFa...

Up to 160K plus 1% of equity.

[philipwhiuk]

Getting paid 80K is getting paid "Up to 160K"

It's not a real figure.