Lowballed hard?
I thought everyone in the Bay makes 150k starting, but I've only been hearing back (from contractor positions, idk if this makes a difference) but they're only offering ~68k in the south bay. Wtf? This is poverty level I have only 1 year of experience in the field, software development
I went from contractor to FTE with a manager that was open about salary. I believe they paid ~$10/hr to the agency.
Even with $10 an hour more, it's horrible for the bay
That’d be just shy of 90k, good pay for 1 YOE. The Bay is pricy, it’s a challenging place to live with only 1 YOE. Stay focused, work hard and get hired as FTE. Be strong during negotiations and get the pay you deserve. Good luck.
That's horrible
What’s your tech stack op?
Recession yo
The only reasonable response to such a lowball offer is to counter with an extremely high offer
And tell the recruiter every time they negotiate you’re going to add $10k
I was also offered 65-72 for contract product management positions in the Bay Area. It’s not worth it
150k+ starting is only a few select companies. Not every company is Google. Sorry to burst your bubbles but the average new grad in Bay makes nowhere near that. The median is probably closer to $88k with lots of worthless RSU (afterall, there are lots of startups at end of day). That said, some tech companies like Lyft does give TC close to $240k out of college and so on. But those are not the norm. Blind itself is not the norm. According to Blind, anyone with 5 YOE earns $450k. If you actually believe that, maybe you need to do some actual research yourself.
Welcome to reality, where money doesn’t grow in the trees and worthy people (from a business standpoint) are actually rare
What company