Want to know who pays the best salary in tech companies? Here is an insider report
Google and Meta take the lead in offering more attractive compensation packages to their engineers compared to their counterparts.
The recently revealed data from Blind sheds light on the earnings of engineers at these tech giants and highlights the differences in their remuneration. In an interesting pattern —engineers at Google and Meta seem to enjoy higher compensation than their counterparts at Apple, Amazon, or Microsoft.
Particularly, in the realm of entry-level engineers, Apple and Microsoft are seen to offer comparatively lower compensation packages. However, as the ladder of seniority is ascended, the compensation gap narrows, showcasing a more level playing field across the spectrum of Big Tech.
Blind's comprehensive dataset, compiled from user-reported compensation information spanning from January last year to August 2023, provides these intriguing insights.
Notably, Blind enforces a verification process that links users' reported compensation with their respective workplace through work email authentication.
The report reveals that Amazon may require longer timelines for promotions, coupled with a broader range of pay bands for engineers, resulting in considerable compensation variation.
Apple, while perhaps offering less competitive overall compensation packages, gains recognition for maintaining a sense of fairness and consistency in its job levels and pay bands.
Meanwhile, Google distinguishes itself with a reputation for having one of the more balanced and consistent pay structures among its Big Tech peers. This is exemplified by the rarity of employees at lower job levels earning more than their counterparts at higher levels.
The report also highlights Meta's fast-paced promotion trajectory for
