[fooker]

The usual bet is that you double your salary by tolerating a toxic work environment for a few years.

If you are not in the Bay Area, the absolute numbers might seem unbelievable but here you go - I have seen mid-senior engineers (4-5 years exp) get Meta offers with 700k yearly TC.

[bradlys]

No one is getting $700k tc for senior eng outside of speciality AI roles. That’s beyond even staff level.

You can stay at the company and get stock appreciation up to that but you’re not getting a new hire offer at $700k below staff level. (Even for staff, it’s high)

[ryandrake]

If you look at HN salary threads and self-reported salary websites, then everyone in tech makes $700K, drives a Maserati and owns a vacation home in Tahoe.

[fooker]

A used Maserati is just 15k and you can’t afford the mortgage on a Tahoe vacation home on a 700k salary, so I’d say your made up stereotypes are a bit off in both directions :)

For future reference, here’s all that’s needed to exhaust a 700k TC without liquidating much in assets: Bay Area mortgage, private school for a kid or two, 3-4 family vacations.

[toasty228]

700k a year and not finding anything else to buy than a maserati is the saddest thing ever