Is it Naive of Me to Expect 120k+ in NYC or SF Bay?

Question

Im a current sophomore with an internship with a defense company this summer. Assuming ill be able to land another internship for the summer of my junior year, is it naive of me to expect that as a new grad ill be able to obtain an offer for at least 120k a year in NYC or the SF Bay Area (Not in the defense industry. I hope to move away from that for my next internship)?

JackieDaytona · Accepted Answer

Levels data says that's not naive at all.

Looking at entry level in NYC, median is 146k total comp. Filtering the list for new entry level offers in the last month, more than half have base >= 120k. (Some are for hires with 1 YOE.)

https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/levels/entry-level/locations/new-york-city-area?sinceDate=month&limit=50&yacChoice=new-only

Zyvex · Answer

Not sure about current market. In 2022, new grad was on avg 190k in top tech companies in SF. 130k is considered lower band.

19g616l45tz0ec · Answer

Not necessarily unreasonable, but you should be prepared to take a bit less for the first year at least. A few people I know who graduated in SF Bay last spring have sw dev jobs between 110 and 130

EYEDEETENTANGO · Answer

Depends on your ability to perform for companies able to pay that.

Is it Naive of Me to Expect 120k+ in NYC or SF Bay?

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