1. ~170k (salary) + bonus + options and benefits (100% medical, 401k match)<p>2. Hired at this salary. Current company doesn&#x27;t negotiate salary<p>3. In the US. I track every dollar spent -- it was about 75k (after taxes) in 2015. Rent is $1975&#x2F;month. Groceries for 2 is about 100&#x2F;week.  I am remote (no travel)<p>4. No titles. I spend almost all of my time programming.<p>5. I am at a b2b saas startup. 1 round of VC, about 4 years old.<p>5a. Salary is determined by an objective formula -- everyone is assumed to be very skilled. Unskilled workers are asked to leave.<p>5b. The objective formula is highly correlative to years of experience -- I am in my 40&#x27;s.