Goldman Sachs paid 37 and 38 percent of its revenues to employees in 2013 and 2012, respectively [1]. That is on par with America's recent 44 percent wage share of GDP [2].
[1] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-01-16/goldman-sa...
[1] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-01-16/goldman-sa...
15% below average is not on par imo.
For many people on HN or at GS, that is basically the tco for their a car every year (at a minimum).