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If its helpful, I joined a tech unicorn in the Bay Area as a Manager on their Corporate Development team (4 yr YOE + MBA). Salary details below. 

Base: 180k

Bonus: 45k

RSU: Annual is ~$63k

Annual TC: 180+45+63 = ~$290k

 

The bonus is annual and doesn't include sign-on / relocation. RSUs are ~260k over 4 years (not including refreshers). I definitely got lucky and negotiated hard but I do believe there are a few high flying tech unicorns that are willing to pay up for good talent. Also depends how valuable they view Corp Dev to overall strategy 

 

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