levels fyi TC calculation
Hey guys, for levels fyi numbers for TC, do they include partial refreshers or not? See https://www.levels.fyi/ Example with easy numbers: Job with $150k base, 0 bonus/sign on bonus, $200k RSU package over 4 years ($50k per year), $60k refresher (vesting over 4 years) given every year. Does levels FYI consider this TC to be $200k? Or to be more like (200 + 215 + 230 + 245) / 4 = $222k? The latter calculation factors refreshers into the TC assuming the person stays exactly 4 years (so average the TC of all 4 years). Or does levels FYI factor in refreshers into TC but not in the way I show above? Anyone know? Without knowing it's hard to know how accurate these numbers are.
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I have seen like 5 different ways you can calculate TC.. I think the census is to only look at what's on the offer letter? Unless refreshers are guaranteed?
The problem though is at some companies or orgs, refreshers are pretty much always guaranteed in practice even if they aren't on the offer letter..
"pretty much always guaranteed" is just "not guaranteed" with prettier words