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Google, Facebook, Amazon paying significantly more is a myth, even if you include all the "benefits" (most of which most of us would never use).

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According to Glassdoor, Google pays 200k average and up 300k for software engineers. The industry average hangs around 100k for pretty much any salary data on the internet.

Quote from my manager after a candidate turned down our offer: "We're not Google". This is responding to the candidate's "unreasonable" salary expectations.

So yes, I do believe there are companies paying significantly more.

Patently false.

http://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Google-Salaries-E9079.htm

You're just looking at base salaries-

Senior Software Engineers earn over 200k after bonus and stock: http://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Google-Senior-Software-Engin...

Staff Software Engineers earn over 300k after bonus and stock: http://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Google-Staff-Software-Engine...

This shows that while Google has "standard" base salaries, employees make a lot more through bonus and stock.

there are 4400 software engineers, but only 285 senior software engineers that shared their salaries. Not sure if that's the actual ratio, but I'm sure it's not too far off.

After you've worked for 4+ years, a typical yearly RSU refresher adds up to around $80k+/yr. Add in $150k+ base salary and bonus and it can easily hit $200-300k or higher.

You're saying you get a yearly refresher that adds $80K/year? After 4 years, assuming no increase in stock price or your grant, the equity portion alone of your compensation would be $320K/year.

I think he means you get an 80k refresher every year that vests over 4 years (20k/year). After 4 years, you have a full pipeline and 4 tranches (80k/year total) vest every year.

They pay significantly more. Microsoft is another that pays a lot, especially to poach from those three.

It is not uncommon for a very good engineer with 5+ years experience to earn above $400K / year (total = base + bonus (if issued) + stocks).

But only in US.

This is what I am thinking. I get a fraction of that in Spain, and I am towards the top end of the scale.

My ass

Here's a recent, public example that I can recall.

financialsamurai.com/who-are-the-top-1-income-earners/

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