Am I reading this right that 9 people are making an average of ~222K? edit: ~290K
No. It is more than 9 people.
Dependents: For every person that depends on your income (kids, husbands, wives,
significant others, grandparents, aunts and uncles, etc.) we add an extra $3,000
per year in salary.
Also a good reason I would never work at Buffer (beyond their generally low pay). My pay shouldn't depend on who I support.
I'm not sure that is legal either.
Remember that Buffer underpays their engineers and also has a lot of non-engineering employees.