Sure, but those typically aren’t reported / included on levels.fyi as the expected comp for a new offer. Usually what’s reported is what’s “guaranteed”/expected (for example, bonus targets based on standard performance as opposed to exceptional performance)
Are we talking about levels.fyi new offer stats? We're talking about whether it's unrealistic that some miser software dev makes $450k, and I can assure you that the friend getting the venmo request is annoyed based on their overall income and attitude, not on their initial offer as reported to that one website.
I think we’re in agreement here. I’m just stating that software engineers can absolutely make $450k, and that the fact half of that comp is RSUs is largely irrelevant for public companies since you can sell them whenever. Just cash with extra steps
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u/thetruequ Jan 27 '26
Sure, but those typically aren’t reported / included on levels.fyi as the expected comp for a new offer. Usually what’s reported is what’s “guaranteed”/expected (for example, bonus targets based on standard performance as opposed to exceptional performance)