He was one of several tech workers, earning between $100,000 and $700,000 a year, who vented to the Guardian about their financial situation. Almost all of them spoke only on the condition of anonymity, or agreed only to give their first names, fearing retribution by their employers for speaking publicly about their predicament.
The cost of housing is a common complaint among Bay Area techies. Engineers can expect, according to one analysis, to pay between
40% and 50% of their salary renting an apartment near work.