250k/yr in income or 1m in net worth. So many (most?) SV engineers are qualified.
> Any natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with that person's spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year
[1] https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=&SID=8edfd12967...
Median Compensation Package: $237,000
- Base Salary: $152,000
- Stock Grant: $85,000
- Bonus: $1,000