Ask HN: How much do you earn (and save) as a software engineer in bay area?
- Please tell your no. of years of experience.
- And whether it is a startup or fortune 500 company. Answers to this question may give people wrong impression if you do not include a cost of living in the bay area. Salaries are very much connected to the local economy and a cost of living. Thats why asked - How much you earn and how much you save. Cost of Living = Earning - tax - saving Isnt it obvious? From my friends who work in Bay area, I will list their details. - Google, 3 yrs, 137k + bonus (~10k), saves 50-60k yearly - Uber, 2 years, 125k + bonus (~10k), saves 40-50k yearly They also get stock or options, though... and for Google that'll be a lot of liquid money. How much stock do google employees get yearly 9n average which is liquid ? Varies, but short version is "a lot". $200K - $500K vested over 4 years. So approx. ~$100K average per year. And after 4 years? not sure, maybe someone else ca chime in. You save almost 40% of your salary each year? That's pretty impressive!