The only thing I don't like is my salary. Now if I were to get 110k at Microsoft and be miserable, is that worth the extra 30k a year? What about job opportunities in this startup and other factors?
I started to realize that I wasn't sure what I wanted to do. I wasn't sure because I didn't have a good grasp of what's out there and how much I should / could be making. Hence the survey :)
I'm on 57k, I could probably get 80-100k if I did a 2 hour commute each way every day, but it's not worth it. I can ride my bicycle 30 mins to work where I am, I'm 5 minutes from the beach and my mortgage is as much as people pay for rent in the bigger city area which have the higher paying jobs. It's all about balance and what makes you happy.
For example:
Great weather - "Ok, I'd take $5k/year less for that."
Boring work - "Hey, I'd have no problem doing something boring for a few years for an extra $25k."
It's far from an exact science but it may help you figure out what it's actually worth to you. (Some things may be priceless as well, e.g. "There's no amount of money I'd take to work for Phillip Morris."