Salary in Mountain View

[semiconductor]

Hi All,

I have around 13 year of work experience and will be moving to MV soon.
Salary I offered is 125K fixed with variable 10-13% bonus added on it.

My wife will not be working and my kid is around 2.5 year old.

When I talked to my contact I got mixed opinion about salary which is making me confused about move or not?

Is this compensation decent enough or at lower side ?

I have no clue about living cost there as I will be moving from Europe but currently located in India due to office work. My half of work exp come from India.

[kkkk]

from where in europe will you move? gives an idea of standard of living you are used to.

[JaiSpeaks]

125 K is California looks good enough to me .

[semiconductor]

Originally Posted by kkkk

from where in europe will you move? gives an idea of standard of living you are used to.

Munich but for future there will be only 2 option either be in Bangalore or MV(if I continue with same Company).

[semiconductor]

Originally Posted by JaiSpeaks

125 K is California looks good enough to me .

what is average rent I need to pay and monthly expense ?

[Charchila]

Originally Posted by semiconductor

what is average rent I need to pay and monthly expense ?

Housing is pretty expensive/inflated in the bay area.

Decent 1BR apartments are around $1500/mo, and you've to include $50-100 utilities, $20-50 Internet, $20-$100 cell phone, etc.

Public transportation sucks, gas is expensive - about $3.75/gal at cheapest gas stations.

Checkout rent.com to get an idea of rental properties and going rates.

[dirty]

Originally Posted by Charchila

Housing is pretty expensive/inflated in the bay area.

Decent 1BR apartments are around $1500/mo, and you've to include $50-100 utilities, $20-50 Internet, $20-$100 cell phone, etc.

Public transportation sucks, gas is expensive - about $3.75/gal at cheapest gas stations.

Checkout rent.com to get an idea of rental properties and going rates.

So are you saying 125 aint good ? Can you get him a better offer ? Worst part about living in MV is hordes and hordes of Desis ...... All type .... Lungi, Chaddi , Dhoti ......you name it ........

[Charchila]

Originally Posted by dirty

So are you saying 125 aint good ? Can you get him a better offer ? Worst part about living in MV is hordes and hordes of Desis ...... All type .... Lungi, Chaddi , Dhoti ......you name it ........

Nope, not saying that. I'll defer that for him to decide. I was just answering the monthly rent + expenses part to see if it helps him make the right decision.

As for the desis, maybe he's a Lungi and prefers to be among them?

[krantikari]

Originally Posted by Charchila

Housing is pretty expensive/inflated in the bay area.

Decent 1BR apartments are around $1500/mo, and you've to include $50-100 utilities, $20-50 Internet, $20-$100 cell phone, etc.

Public transportation sucks, gas is expensive - about $3.75/gal at cheapest gas stations.

Checkout rent.com to get an idea of rental properties and going rates.

Decent 1BR apartments are around $2100/mo
[correction made]

[sarv_shaktimaan]

come to MV.. get used to things.. and then look around for a change early next year.. 125K should be pretty good i think.. but its not easy to get more than that.

[Charchila]

Originally Posted by Charchila

Housing is pretty expensive/inflated in the bay area.

Decent 1BR apartments are around $1500/mo, and you've to include $50-100 utilities, $20-50 Internet, $20-$100 cell phone, etc.

Public transportation sucks, gas is expensive - about $3.75/gal at cheapest gas stations.

Checkout rent.com to get an idea of rental properties and going rates.

Originally Posted by krantikari

Decent 1BR apartments are around $2100/mo
[correction made]

Correction accepted.

[semiconductor]

Originally Posted by krantikari

Decent 1BR apartments are around $2100/mo
[correction made]

Originally Posted by Charchila

Correction accepted.

What will be square feet size of a 1BR apartment?

Since we are small family I think we need 2BR and I guess rent would be around $2500/mo.

[Charchila]

Originally Posted by semiconductor

What will be square feet size of a 1BR apartment?

Since we are small family I think we need 2BR and I guess rent would be around $2500/mo.

Varies from ~600 sqft - 800 sqft for 1 BR.

FYI, you should also consider neighboring cities like Sunnyvale, San Jose, Milpitas, Santa Clara, Palo Alto if you are willing to commute a little.

[AmthaLal]

Originally Posted by sarv_shaktimaan

come to MV.. get used to things.. and then look around for a change early next year.. 125K should be pretty good i think.. but its not easy to get more than that.

Yeah! Go dude,

Shakti needs company.

[semiconductor]

Originally Posted by Charchila

Varies from ~600 sqft - 800 sqft for 1 BR.

FYI, you should also consider neighboring cities like Sunnyvale, San Jose, Milpitas, Santa Clara, Palo Alto if you are willing to commute a little.

Thanks guys for info.

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