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Average pay for software engineer at top companies - 250-300k
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Date: October 19th, 2017 12:52 PM Author: slippery embarrassed to the bone theatre https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-9bd2f9bd190ef3213e6f6ac91abe6848
u: struggling to break 200 |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 12:54 PM Author: Racy brunch goal in life Struggling to break $150k actually, cuz you know, those $175k jobs are soooo rare. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34479380) |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 12:55 PM Author: slippery embarrassed to the bone theatre lol man i should bump all those threads (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34479391) |
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Date: October 20th, 2017 1:45 AM Author: Motley Therapy Jap How can I make 150 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34485124) |
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Date: October 20th, 2017 10:46 AM Author: Ebony dilemma Most of those places are notorious sweatshops. You should read some of the descriptions of working at Netflix/Amazon. It makes biglaw look tame (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34486259) |
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Date: October 20th, 2017 10:49 AM Author: brindle den tcr. That's what I'm trying to tell these people. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34486291) |
Date: October 19th, 2017 12:54 PM Author: Naked swashbuckling parlour yeah but you're living in shitlib bay area/seattle/austin, high cost of living, surrounded by NOWAGs, etc.
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Date: October 19th, 2017 1:33 PM Author: boyish state Very would rather make $120k in secondary city (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34479654) |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 1:36 PM Author: Mischievous marketing idea seattle and austin have pretty low COLs when compared to NYC and bay area (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34479683) |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 1:46 PM Author: arousing slimy police squad sanctuary (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34479784) |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 1:29 PM Author: brindle den You guys realize that at the top those are generally senior positions that work a ton of hours, right? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34479612) |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 1:34 PM Author: slippery embarrassed to the bone theatre Lol, a 5th year (out of college) eng at those cos outearns you (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34479656) |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 1:34 PM Author: brindle den They also work twice as hard as I do and don't WFH. Not feeling too jelly. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34479659) |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 2:10 PM Author: slippery embarrassed to the bone theatre "not feeling too jelly," he said as he scrambled to poa about how old these people were, and after being dead wrong fell back on the ol' WFH schtick . "not jelly at all." (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34480024) |
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Date: October 20th, 2017 10:48 AM Author: brindle den Senior != old. I meant these were people that survived in a hellhole for a while. Pretending like this is nbd is silly. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34486278) |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 3:26 PM Author: dull stage candlestick maker Many Developers WFH, actually (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34480773) |
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Date: October 20th, 2017 10:44 AM Author: brindle den Again, we're talking about senior devs at super gunnerish places. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34486249) |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 1:31 PM Author: Sienna lascivious ticket booth gunner (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34479631) |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 1:33 PM Author: brindle den I'm sure it is self-reported BS. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34479645) |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 1:36 PM Author: provocative bbw yarmulke Looks like it's from Quora. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34479684) |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 2:47 PM Author: Sienna lascivious ticket booth gunner (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34480385) |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 2:48 PM Author: slippery embarrassed to the bone theatre payscale or some random pay aggregation site (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34480403) |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 5:06 PM Author: Sienna lascivious ticket booth gunner (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34481460) |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 7:11 PM Author: slippery embarrassed to the bone theatre (guy who doesnt know tech (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34482429) |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 1:34 PM Author: twinkling idea he suggested pocket flask Boner Police reached those figures by mid 2016. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34479657) |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 1:36 PM Author: Ivory plaza dysfunction i make that much every 5 days (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34479681) |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 1:38 PM Author: Rebellious digit ratio pit talk is cheap (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34479693) |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 1:37 PM Author: Rebellious digit ratio pit lol this is bullshit
maybe with options 5 year vesting schedule
but yeah the only way you're doing over $200k cash is consulting with REPEAT BUSINESS |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 1:55 PM Author: appetizing grizzly selfie orchestra pit for all of the private companies (lyft, dropbox, uber, airbnb) the amounts reported count illiquid equity as compensation when there's no clear path to its liquidity nor an accurate valuation. the cash compensation is about 50-60% of the amounts reported.
microsoft is the best option on the list by far as most positions are in washington (no state income tax) and the company is stable and diversified instead of running on ad loot. |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 2:10 PM Author: slippery embarrassed to the bone theatre fair on the private cos. other than dropbox though they are all gonna IPO at similar or higher than their last fundraising round
also goog, fb, etc. stock is basically cash |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 2:48 PM Author: Contagious Dog Poop Chapel Nope (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34480402) |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 2:57 PM Author: Cocky Travel Guidebook (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34480497) |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 2:53 PM Author: Cocky Travel Guidebook tech industry is not just GOOGLE/FB
a very good software engineer at say nvidia or MS or ebay or INTC or Oracle with 5 years experience is probably looking at around 130~150K in base salary. cash bonus of around 20~30K
not to mention that 10000s of software engineers working for ford, GM, nationwide insurance, geico, target etc make even lower
saying software engineers make 250~300K after say 5 years would be like claiming that ALL lawyers make 400~500K and then point to Susman, WLRK as evidence
the number of software engineers who make 250~300K consistently within say 10 years of employment would be less than 5% of all software engineers. and that number is optimistic
Most of the people who really MAED it joined super hot growth companies at the right time - apple before 2010, google, FB and made most of their gains from stock grants |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 3:29 PM Author: slippery embarrassed to the bone theatre law industry is not just biglaw, but that's what we care about. we dont spend time talking about riff raff on the MOST PRESTIGIOUS discussion bort on the internet (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34480791) |
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Date: October 20th, 2017 1:31 AM Author: Cocky Travel Guidebook (guy stuck in xo 2005)
its all about shitlaw, DV defense, going solo now |
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Date: October 20th, 2017 1:32 AM Author: Mind-boggling pearl university philosopher-king $300k in the bay area is almost homeless. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34485061) |
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Date: October 20th, 2017 2:00 AM Author: Drab rehab Total flame, unless they're talking about mid/senior developers at a handful of cash flush companies (Goog, FB). I had access to the entire payroll at a very successful unicorn (tons of revenue AND profitable) and out of 500+ employees only TWO had base salaries over $300k, and one of them got next to no equity so it was an obvious trade-off. Even taking bonuses into account, maybe 10-15 people were $300k+ and you're talking mostly the CEO and direct reports.
The $300k # is more believable if they're counting 401k match, ESPP, equity, etc. as part of the calculation. If they do that, then yes, $300k would be super common. |