[JoeKM]

I have to agree, 150k for senior engineer? I would say 100-120k for senior engineer, 75-100k for engineer, 50-60k for intern.

[jcdavis]

For the Bay Area these days, those numbers seem about right. Big companies pay 100k to new grads

[kevintoaster]

Seconded. Engineering salaries have jumped significantly recently. With 2 years experience out of college I've seen people getting offers of 120k - 140k.

[nilkn]

Those numbers are what I'd expect to find in Houston, not in San Francisco.

It'd be hard to get me to move to SF in a senior role for anything less than $120k.

[bdcravens]

Are you in SF? I'm in Houston, and 100K is closer to the norm for engineers here, but of course, 100K wouldn't go as far in SF. Were I to take a job in SF, I'd probably need a $20K-30K premium.

[vonmoltke]

Damn, sounds like I need to go down there then.

[solarmist]

I'm in my first midlevel engineering position and including my year end bonus I make about 125k and this was the salary they offered me. My asking price was below what they offered.

[cxx]

Is there only a 20% difference between someone with 5-10 years of experience and someone straight out of college??

[textminer]

For the long-term career-conscious and money-hungry, it almost makes you want to plan a trajectory that doesn't plateau at "senior engineer". That seems like a shame/misuse of resources, doesn't it?