95k - 220k seems like a pretty big difference to me, that's more than double. I too was in a position not too long ago where I had to choose between a small $X salary at a cool company and a salary of 4*X at a less cool company. I was even leaning towards the smaller salary until I had some health problems kick in and decided that I needed health insurance.<p>In hindsight, I'm very happy with my decision and glad I didn't drink the kool-aid.