I was just reading the below when you posted this.<p><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/middle-class-budget-San-Francisco-300-000-13741570.php" rel="nofollow">https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/middle-class-budget-S...</a><p>Sounds insane
My total comp is hovering around 300-310k<p>1.5 years out of a B.A. from a State School. I taught myself machine learning and focused on providing performance from bare metal to algorithms
Truth is its a very typical salary + equity package for established cos and competitive late stage startups in Bay Area. With CoL it’s comparable to making $150k in almost every other major market outside maybe NY.
You get there by giving back 40-50% to California. The more you give away, the more you earn :)<p>Joke aside, 5 years of experience get you $300k total compensation per year at a hot company in SF Bay Area.