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And the last few years I've taken to blowing off recruiters from SV (including FAANG companies). I'm earning very good money for a software engineer where I live, but... dang, "other-worldly" is a good term for the money you people make.

OTOH, being forced to live in California is a huge downside to any FAANG job (for me, anyway).



We need to cut the myth that these salaries only exist in Silicon Valley.

Seattle and NYC also offer otherworldly packages.

Google (and probably other FAANGs) also pay extremely well in Boston, Los Angeles, Boulder, Chicago, Austin and Zurich/Switzerland.


Yes - but try Des Moines or Missoula or Boise or even Portland, OR (a growing tech hub) and these salary levels are hard to hit. And, outside of the FAANGs the salaries are a step down just about everywhere.


Was just responding to the "being forced to live in California" comment.


> being forced to live in California is a huge downside to any FAANG job (for me, anyway)

You must not like being able to go snowboarding on a Saturday and surfing on a Sunday :)




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