2010-2014 in college. Contract work for a startup, approx 50 dollars per hour.
2015 worked full time for the startup, 100k salary no stock.
2016 moved to SV for FAANG company 1, negotiated well, 220k total comp.
2017 stayed at company 1. Signing bonus was very large, so total comp dropped to 190k depsite raise.
2018 moved to FAANG company 2. Negotiated well, total comp 300k.
Roughly 45% increase per year. I think I was able to negotiate well in both my job changes because I was happy with my current job and not in need of a new one. So I was able to ask for my ideal compensation, and I was not afraid to walk away.
I don't consider myself an expert at all, but the way I approached it is that I went in knowing roughly what it would take for me to move, and expecting that they wouldn't match it. So I was comfortable asking for that amount even expecting them to not be able to meet it, and I was comfortable rejecting offers that didn't meet it. And so then when they did meet it, it was a pleasant surprise.
I think most of what people talk about "negotiating skills" or "driving a hard bargain" is pretending to be in this situation despite it not being true. But in my case I genuinely was in this situation, so I did not have to use a lot of skill (besides the mental aspect of being confident in how I felt)
2010-2014 in college. Contract work for a startup, approx 50 dollars per hour.
2015 worked full time for the startup, 100k salary no stock.
2016 moved to SV for FAANG company 1, negotiated well, 220k total comp.
2017 stayed at company 1. Signing bonus was very large, so total comp dropped to 190k depsite raise.
2018 moved to FAANG company 2. Negotiated well, total comp 300k.
Roughly 45% increase per year. I think I was able to negotiate well in both my job changes because I was happy with my current job and not in need of a new one. So I was able to ask for my ideal compensation, and I was not afraid to walk away.