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		nerfhammer on Nov 29, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Silicon Valley Software Engineer Salaries by Exper... take cost of living esp. housing into account?

shawndumas on Nov 29, 2017 [–]

if you are in a FAANG level company add another ~$100k for total comp (bonus, RSUs, ect). housing maybe high on the west coast; but not that high.

Gargoyle on Nov 29, 2017 | [–]

Yeah. Housing is high. Crazy high, especially in San Francisco itself.

But the pay far, far outweighs that factor.

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