So they are largely comparable to SV salaries at Google/Facebook. Which means since Google/Facebook pay more than average, they are above average for SV.
And that's at places like Berlin which are cheaper to live than SV.
This is true even for the senior engineers, at around half the compensation or so; for the principal engineers and directors, working somewhere like Google or FB gets you 3-5x what's quoted for Lidl.
> So they are largely comparable to SV salaries at Google/Facebook
This is completely wrong. Compensation for senior engineers at Google/FB is around 350k USD: https://www.levels.fyi/#
> And that's at places like Berlin which are cheaper to live than SV.
Agreed. Nevertheless, the salaries aren't going to make any senior engineers in SV "pale", when they're half as much.
But a fair critique! Thanks for pointing out.
[0]: https://www.levels.fyi/company/Google/salaries/Software-Engi...
But most of the Jobs aren't in cities like Berlin. Most of them are at there HQ in Heilbronn or near it. So the cost of living is even lower.