Ask HN: How much do you earn (and save) as a software engineer in bay area?

Answers to this question may give people wrong impression if you do not include a cost of living in the bay area. Salaries are very much connected to the local economy and a cost of living.

From my friends who work in Bay area, I will list their details.

- Google, 3 yrs, 137k + bonus (~10k), saves 50-60k yearly

- Uber, 2 years, 125k + bonus (~10k), saves 40-50k yearly