Ask HN: How much do you earn (and save) as a software engineer in bay area?

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- 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!

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