Hi, I just joined the blind community and I m quite surprised with all the TC conversation i have seen through. I m a data engineer with 3 YOE and honestly considered quite bright in my job. I calculated my TC very closely just after i saw all the talks about TC here at blind. I have 120k base salary with 10 k bonus and 30 k RSU and 20 k worth equity per year. And i m in east coast. Is it too low ? I thought i was doing alright till i join blind and now I think i was probably just in bubble. Should I really start applying just in FAaNG ? I would not necessarily like to live in west coast. Any one leaving in east coast thinks that my TC is just ridiculously low ? Just looking for advise! Thanks in advance everyone 👍
Look in NYC and Northern NJ. Easy to live here versus SF
Yup Philadelphia! I m not at all bothered to move anywhere except west cost !
Philly way cheaper than Bay area. My sfh in the bay area would buy me a 10+ unit apartment complex by you
Exactly I thought that too, of course I wasn’t thinking that i m on top TCs in east coast but from other conversations its seemed like i was just stupid with such low TC. I read threads where just newbie graduates are getting 300 k TC ! It seems insane !
That is just false. Thank god you are not a data scientist.
Your TC seems fine especially for 3yoe. Most of these high TC are in bay area where there’s a premium on everything
What do you mean by 30K RSU and 20K equity per year? What's the difference between RSU and equity?
Well they gave me one time RSU and then every tear its just equity stocks !
My company does do joining bonus so i guess RSU is the joining bonus
Bay Area TC != east coast TC Remember buying a house out here costs $1mil easy, in the suburbs a good 45min away from the major companies. This includes little to no yard. Probably a hefty HOA, no basement, etc. commutes suck, there’s human shit everywhere. You really have to think about your career, what’s important for you, what makes you happy and where do you want to be in your career 10, 20, 30 years from now.
Keep in mind that you're not required to buy a house in the bay area, and if you live frugally there's probably no better place to increase your net worth. Move somewhere else after a few years when you wish to buy a house.
Where in East coast are you?
Philadelphia