How much could a person expect to earn in the Bay Area if they have a PhD in CS specializing in computer vision (cv)/machine learning with 40 publications and a year or two of experience in cv for robotics?
40 pubs?? Are you fucking with us or is this a serious post? In SV you can easily make 300+ with that much research
Nothing matters except how well you do in interviews
> 40 pubs in cv/robotics at phd + 2 yoe I didn’t know Chelsea Finn was trolling on blind
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It depends where you work and the job role you choose.
Thanks everyone, this is for my boyfriend who's not on blind. He's currently making $150k in the Midwest but career growth is limited so we are thinking of relocating to SV but wondering if we can maintain about the same lifestyle. I only make $50k but have a master's in DS so hopefully could at least find a data analyst role there eventually.
You are not gonna like my comment. I don't think the number (40 or something) is going to matter that much. If your bf applies to an applied position (like ML SWE at G), interview performance matters (in deciding the level, L4 or L5, hence range of compensation). Then comes the competing offer: expect standard offer (think 200k-ish for L4 and 300k-ish for L5 -- might be outdated) if no competing offers. If your bf applies to one of the labs, connections matter. Then again expect standard offers without a competing offer. If your bf is known to be a superstar, things might get a bit more interesting but that is just because of the hiring manager or someone with good reputation putting good words. P.S.: interviewed, and rejected, a candidate who has a few thousand citations and is a student of one of the 3 big names in deep learning. So do not expect special treatment whatsoever.
Thanks! That is helpful. He considers his PhD a waste of time as he sees how it barely matters in industry. If he can only pull $200k in the Bay Area then it's not worth it to move.
He should only get a Ph.D if he wants one not for money. The truth is you can make a lucrative career with a CV Ph.D but it depends on the career path chosen. It does matter in industry, for the right job. Few will outright say this because it sounds elitist. PhD is a temporary sacrifice of normal life to focus on your research topic 60-80hrs per week for multiple years. There needs to be at least a bit of passion for the research area.
Depends on how many hard leetcode questions you have solved.
Almost 800 in total and 80 hard