I&#x27;m in Seattle, and $125k (which you mentioned elsewhere) is definitely on the thrifty end of the spectrum these days around here, and I&#x27;d expect that to be really low for SV.  You might be able to pull it off if your company is extremely cool or if you&#x27;re offering crazy equity (which a profitable, conservatively managed company most certainly is not doing), but even up here, the big boys are easily hitting $300k total comp for senior developers.  I can&#x27;t imagine expectations are any lower in SV.<p>Obviously, this just underscores your point, but I wanted to give you some datapoints since you seemed surprised that someone might not take the $125k offer.  It&#x27;s a seller&#x27;s market.