I know people getting packages well in excess of that. The difference between the bottom and top of software job pay packages is starting to resemble athletes or actors.

580k per year is reasonable considering the value that one engineer can provide to a company that large.

also, I’ve heard that Netflix salaries in particular are higher than most other tech giants because they don’t offer any other benefits.

Please, not this again. Just go to levels.fyi and see for yourself.

Well, they call it total compensation, and it includes salary, bonus, and RSUs.