It&#x27;s $250k <i>if you count the equity</i>. The base salary in cash is not that amount, but if you include options&#x2F;RSUs, and the company continues to do well, those numbers make sense.<p>If you do the math as base+equity you will often find startups that are giving out even better offers. I&#x27;ve seen $300k+ if you consider dollars in RSUs the same thing as dollars in cash. Unfortunately the math really is base+(equity*chance_it_pays_out). With that math, you are much more likely to come out ahead at Google, FB, Microsoft, etc.