"Let me level set by saying I went to a bootcamp and have two years experience. I make 165k...(cash, bonus, and public stock equity)."
I lived and worked in SF for nearly a decade until this year. I operated a company for a good portion of that time. I know what the market rates are.
Personal anecdotes doesn't mean much when the aggregate numbers disagree with you. Maybe you're special. Maybe you're lucky. You're probably underestimating what you'd make elsewhere. But I'll say this: if you're truly getting a significant fraction of your salary in liquid RSUs, you are at a public company, and are quite likely being paid above market.
If you are counting illiquid RSUs, you are doing funny math.
I lived and worked in SF for nearly a decade until this year. I operated a company for a good portion of that time. I know what the market rates are.
Personal anecdotes doesn't mean much when the aggregate numbers disagree with you. Maybe you're special. Maybe you're lucky. You're probably underestimating what you'd make elsewhere. But I'll say this: if you're truly getting a significant fraction of your salary in liquid RSUs, you are at a public company, and are quite likely being paid above market.
If you are counting illiquid RSUs, you are doing funny math.