Is it true that 160k is the highest base pay you can get for any SDE level at Amazon/AWS?
160k is largest base pay at amazon Seattle . Period. Regardless your role, tenure, or level. It applies to directors, vps etc.
At about L5-L6 most of your income is in equity after the end of the second year.
Yes or close enough to yes. I think there may be a very small number of small exceptions related to location. This has beet fantastic. Most of my comp is stock. This has meant that the appreciation has had a much larger impact on my TC than if I’d had more base pay. It also helps encourage people to live within base pay
You can get a override, but it’s only for extreme cases. Requires a number of mechanisms to happen. Essentially, some very powerful people have to really really want you.
Yes, it will have to change though. The base has been capped at 160k for over 10 years now
What is stock + pay + bonus? Stock & bonus could more than make it worth it depending on the # of shares you get?
Yes