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80k as a US Average translates to about 120k in San Francisco, adjusted for cost of living. According to the startup jobs on angellist, SF is paying average salaries (adjusted for cost of living): https://angel.co/salaries

PS: Where are these 200k salaries? I have 7 years of experience and would happily switch for <redacted> more money each year.

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> Where are these 200k salaries?

If I were to guess, they're most likely in the Wall Street-powered high-frequency trading firms. That, and/or big pharma, big oil.

Google/Facebook pays a lot. Also, make sure to STATE the salary you want. Don't let them give you a salary number first. Welcome to the big league.

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