Assuming they are exclusively hiring US, in a low CoL area $200k sets you up for a solid middle to upper middle class lifestyle. That’s a Walmart store manager.

You’re not gonna retire early, take years off at a time, or anything else like that which the big tech companies RSU grants can get you.

> Assuming they are exclusively hiring US,

We are not, as long as you are willing to have work overlap with PST. We have several European employees, for example.