Feeling underpaid...

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dheu6dc

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dheu6dc
Feb 19 23 Comments

I joined VMware recently as Sr. MTS with total compensation of $260K + 30K joining bonus (1st year only) with a total experience of 8 years.

Split:
170K Base
240K Stock (4 years)
17% target bonus

Location: Illinois

I feel underpaid, do you think VMware has lowballed me? My recruiter said I was a strong hire.

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  • Wayfair
    rthtoblind

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    rthtoblind
    What were you expecting to land?
    Feb 19 6
    • Wayfair
      rthtoblind

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      rthtoblind
      Remote first doesn't matter. People moving from the Bay area to a lower cost of living area are getting their TCs slashed.
      Feb 19
    • Brex
      jFsnGsv4

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      jFsnGsv4
      Location matters. Remote in lower col will get you lower TC. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
      Google's TC at North Carolina for instance is absolutely laughable.
      Feb 19
  • Good for VMware but yeah itโ€™s possible to make a lot elsewhere. Probably double? I make almost that now at entry level.
    Feb 19 0
  • Uber / Eng
    Press F

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    Press F
    Itโ€™s not terrible for the midwest, right? Youโ€™d obv get more in the Bay Area. But then again starter houses are 2-3M
    Feb 19 0
  • VMware
    perfrview

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    perfrview
    i think that's really a good number for Illinois
    Feb 20 0
  • Did you negotiate that salary? Interestingly it seems very similar to one that they just sent me but I've got 15yoe and I'm a principal at my current company ๐Ÿ˜‚

    ... I will give them a realistic counter offer and see if they are willing to match what I'm pretty sure I could get elsewhere ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

    Seeing you got that offer with 6 yoe does confirm my suspicion that the offer seemed a bit... off

    Or alternatively, they gave you a very strong offer since it's very close to one they would send to someone with 15 yoe and tons of relevant experience
    Feb 19 0