Unsurprising. The ca law unfortunately isn’t robust enough. Standard deviation and inter quartile range is necessary in order to make any real assessment here. Ideally mean and median too.
Meanwhile, Netflix offers flexibility in choosing base vs. equity rewards. So, while not required to, Netflix is providing the total comp guidance:
"This market range is based on total compensation (vs. only base salary), which is in line with our compensation philosophy."
Maybe, though Netflix just seems to just be blatantly violating the law, and the probably-unreasonable width of the range isn’t the most bright-line way. (Explicitly using total compensation instead of the mandatory salary or hourly wage is.)
In this case, they are reporting potential base because of their somewhat unique comp structure.
Salary lower than minimum wage? No legal minimum parental leave granted? Hazardous work environment? Just quit and apply somewhere else!