That sounds like base salary. Most compensation in SV comes in the form of stock.

A senior at google makes 170kish in salary and another 130-150k in stock.

> indeed.com puts the average software engineer in silicon valley at $112k with a $5k bonus per year

That figure or the number you edited it to at $141k, is on the low side. The median software developer in the US is at ~$110,000. The top 10% bracket starts at around $165,000.

Emphasis that $110k figure is median, average is higher. The average software developer in SV with 10 years of experience is going to be a lot closer to $200k or over.

Yes it's a numbers game. Apply for as much job as possible and ask for a minimum of $200k base. With a little bit of back and forth you can settle for $180k and then get a lot of equity.