I guess I'm doing something wrong according to this tool! I recently moved to the bay area and as a software engineer (I'd say level 4-5 on this tool) I'm earning nowhere near the numbers this tool is showing. No equity either...
Are these numbers a true reflection of the compensation levels?
Id say from being involved with hiring in a few different spots that they are definitely on the higher side but not insanely so. There are a lot of jobs in startups that are quite low on salary but higher on the equity side (or atleast thats what the pitch is) and those may not be as represented here. The shock to me was how little of difference there seems to be in salary based upon location - with cost of living put into the mix it makes me question being in California
Are these numbers a true reflection of the compensation levels?