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I think your statement is pretty outlandish. How many people make over 100k in general regardless of your location. I live in Manhattan (probably the worst bang for your buck possible cities) and started as staff making 62K and that was pretty good.

The national average is well below 60k for entire families.

No one deserves anything. You need to work for what you want and equity is earned through sacrifice. You're not sacrificing anything if you're getting paid fairly by market wages. So please don't act so high and mighty.

I have nothing against paying people high salaries for great talent, but I don't appreciate anyone thinking that they're earned the right to everything by simply being present at the moment.

If you want equity then you should be sacrificing like founders do.



60k is a typical salary a founder will take in the Bay Area. It's 30k below what a good entry-level programmer would get at a more established firm.

On that salary, you have to live with roommates. However, you'll have plenty of disposable income.




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