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Average pay for software engineer at top companies - 250-300k

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Khaki concupiscible church laser beams
  10/19/17
Struggling to break $150k actually, cuz you know, those $175...
pale underhanded hissy fit
  10/19/17
lol man i should bump all those threads
Khaki concupiscible church laser beams
  10/19/17
How can I make 150
racy domesticated lodge
  10/20/17
Most of those places are notorious sweatshops. You should re...
razzle station azn
  10/20/17
tcr. That's what I'm trying to tell these people.
doobsian mauve locus
  10/20/17
yeah but you're living in shitlib bay area/seattle/austin, h...
aromatic potus
  10/19/17
Very would rather make $120k in secondary city
Aphrodisiac Friendly Grandma Trust Fund
  10/19/17
seattle and austin have pretty low COLs when compared to NYC...
soul-stirring regret
  10/19/17
...
Jade pit round eye
  10/19/17
You guys realize that at the top those are generally senior ...
doobsian mauve locus
  10/19/17
Lol, a 5th year (out of college) eng at those cos outearns y...
Khaki concupiscible church laser beams
  10/19/17
They also work twice as hard as I do and don't WFH. Not fee...
doobsian mauve locus
  10/19/17
"not feeling too jelly," he said as he scrambled t...
Khaki concupiscible church laser beams
  10/19/17
Senior != old. I meant these were people that survived in a...
doobsian mauve locus
  10/20/17
Many Developers WFH, actually
buff partner
  10/19/17
Again, we're talking about senior devs at super gunnerish pl...
doobsian mauve locus
  10/20/17
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adventurous cruise ship ape
  10/19/17
I'm sure it is self-reported BS.
doobsian mauve locus
  10/19/17
Looks like it's from Quora.
Charismatic topaz quadroon
  10/19/17
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adventurous cruise ship ape
  10/19/17
payscale or some random pay aggregation site
Khaki concupiscible church laser beams
  10/19/17
...
adventurous cruise ship ape
  10/19/17
(guy who doesnt know tech
Khaki concupiscible church laser beams
  10/19/17
Boner Police reached those figures by mid 2016.
cobalt vibrant kitchen
  10/19/17
i make that much every 5 days
Electric National Gaming Laptop
  10/19/17
talk is cheap
comical wild cuckoldry
  10/19/17
lol this is bullshit maybe with options 5 year vesting sc...
comical wild cuckoldry
  10/19/17
for all of the private companies (lyft, dropbox, uber, airbn...
odious persian toaster
  10/19/17
fair on the private cos. other than dropbox though they are ...
Khaki concupiscible church laser beams
  10/19/17
Nope
Maroon 180 theater stage twinkling uncleanness
  10/19/17
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Harsh Gunner Psychic
  10/19/17
tech industry is not just GOOGLE/FB a very good software ...
Harsh Gunner Psychic
  10/19/17
law industry is not just biglaw, but that's what we care abo...
Khaki concupiscible church laser beams
  10/19/17
(guy stuck in xo 2005) its all about shitlaw, DV defense,...
Harsh Gunner Psychic
  10/20/17
$300k in the bay area is almost homeless.
Arousing electric furnace marketing idea
  10/20/17
Total flame, unless they're talking about mid/senior develop...
razzle-dazzle shimmering location philosopher-king
  10/20/17


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Date: October 19th, 2017 12:52 PM
Author: Khaki concupiscible church laser beams

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u: struggling to break 200

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34479370)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 12:54 PM
Author: pale underhanded hissy fit

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: Khaki concupiscible church laser beams

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: racy domesticated lodge

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: razzle station azn

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: doobsian mauve locus

tcr. That's what I'm trying to tell these people.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34486291)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 12:54 PM
Author: aromatic potus

yeah but you're living in shitlib bay area/seattle/austin, high cost of living, surrounded by NOWAGs, etc.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34479383)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 1:33 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac Friendly Grandma Trust Fund

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: soul-stirring regret

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: Jade pit round eye



(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: doobsian mauve locus

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: Khaki concupiscible church laser beams

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: doobsian mauve locus

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: Khaki concupiscible church laser beams

"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: doobsian mauve locus

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: buff partner

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: doobsian mauve locus

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: adventurous cruise ship ape



(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: doobsian mauve locus

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: Charismatic topaz quadroon

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: adventurous cruise ship ape



(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: Khaki concupiscible church laser beams

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: adventurous cruise ship ape



(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: Khaki concupiscible church laser beams

(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: cobalt vibrant kitchen

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: Electric National Gaming Laptop

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: comical wild cuckoldry

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: comical wild cuckoldry

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34479691)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 1:55 PM
Author: odious persian toaster

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34479892)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 2:10 PM
Author: Khaki concupiscible church laser beams

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34480032)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 2:48 PM
Author: Maroon 180 theater stage twinkling uncleanness

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: Harsh Gunner Psychic



(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: Harsh Gunner Psychic

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34480455)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 3:29 PM
Author: Khaki concupiscible church laser beams

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: Harsh Gunner Psychic

(guy stuck in xo 2005)

its all about shitlaw, DV defense, going solo now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34485049)



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Date: October 20th, 2017 1:32 AM
Author: Arousing electric furnace marketing idea

$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: razzle-dazzle shimmering location philosopher-king

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768672&forum_id=2#34485190)