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800k at the low end? Big tech pays well, but that sort of comp is reserved for very senior folks.

Where do I get this cool exciting and meaningful science job paying $200k?

This is my experience too. I actually briefly took the cool exciting climate change related science job and then realized that I couldn’t actually support my family’s lifestyle on $160k so I left and went back to surveillance capitalism. I do feel guilt about that decision, but I like to imagine I’ll be able to go back to working on interesting and ethical things after my kids are out of the house.

Seems the pay is very different and thus is absolutely playing a role in the decision?