What's an expected range for principal engineer in Bay Area with a reputed public company? I can imagine startup might give u millions in paper money but let's keep it real with real public companies. My guess is 350-400k is that about right ?
A principal in google is what L7 ?
I think principal at Google is L8. Comparable to partners at MS, Sr Principals at AMZN.
So let's rephrase it L5 salary in companies rather than principal engineer
L5 is probably somewhere in the 300-350 range for most companies. If you have really good competing offers you can push that higher
And normally companies expect 10+ yrs of relevant experience for L5 ? I know there can be exceptions but { "L5" : 10 } is normal ...
Not saying you're wrong. Most ppl top out at T5. Just saying everyone I know had made L5 in <= 5 yrs exp
L5 (T5 GOOG) is more like 5 yrs exp, not 10
Are you sure I have a few friends in both fb and google who make 350-400k and have more than 12 yrs of work ex :)
T5 at google can make 1m total comp per year? That much be upper range of band right?