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0 pointsscarmig6y ago0 comments

Rough numbers, but I'm thinking roughly $200k, $230k, $260k. It's an order of magnitude estimate, take that for what it's worth. If the new grad is instead investing $300k, the calculus remains about the same.

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harimau7776y ago

I think it's fair to say that someone who can get that sort of job right out of college probably should. However, I'm not sure that the vast majority of engineers can do that.

jefftk6y ago

When I started at Google my first three full years were $213k, $233k, $287k (https://www.jefftk.com/money). Some of this was stock growth (which is not guaranteed and I was lucky there) but I think this sort of pay is reasonably typical for people who are considering a FAANG offer.

etrk6y ago

You didn't join straight out of school.

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lotsofpulp6y ago

Perhaps there is overlap between the person who can successfully create and grow a company, and someone who can get that job out of college.

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