how much I could ask for in such a poisition in high-tech? I have 5 years experience in applied research working directly with companies in researching and developing security solutions which involve machine learning.
160k would seems like a lock, maybe 180?
L3s who just graduated with a bachelor's have TCs higher than that today. I would expect at least 215 TC for a PhD grad.
L4. 200-250k'ish.
5 yrs after PhD in industry or academia?
No way. Notice they said five years in grad school. At Google MTV you’d be getting around $215k without competing offers as an L4.