Pay is well above average. Regardless of what HN spews, Google foundationally made search and mobile more accessible around the world. I don't know what "great" company you work for but it's hard to top that for impact.
Depends on what you mean by average. When I talked to google I was looking at L5 for just over 300k with stock and bonus. In Evil Inc I was making well over over 500k all cash for the same job description.
That’s more than the ceiling for CEOs of public companies in my country.
Tech salaries in the US really seem out of proportions.
I see no reason why I should get paid less than a CEO, when most of their job is similar to that of a kindergarten teacher.
Google just recently said they're ready to talk business with did again. They said Maven employee upset was just a one time thing.