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After reading some of these comments... Holy shit, I am under paid.

nommm-nommm 11y ago
Which is why companies treat salaries like state secrets. If you don't have a reliable baseline you can't use "I'm underpaid" to your advantage in negotiations. You may not even know you are underpaid! Information asymmetry.
stuxnet79 11y ago
I know right ... Jesus.
fluxquanta 11y ago
Right? I like the one from amznnewgrad: $90k base as a new grad and "needless to say" they declined the offer. Needless to say? I was hired after a year out of college in 2010 at aboyt $37k and it felt like I hit the lottery. Granted, where I live costs much less than Seattle, and I also make significantly more now, but still not $90k.
- simonswords82 11y ago
  amznnewgrad is trolling for sure!
  - eropple 11y ago
    I'm not sure why you'd say that. TripAdvisor, my first FT gig, offered new hires $85K in Boston in 2010, plus a pretty significant stock package. Today, in 2016 (or even last year), $90K in a similar CoL, similar demand market is nothing to write home about.
  - chillacy 11y ago
    I can confirm that it sounds reasonable. My offer was over 100k at amazon a few years ago as a new college grad (though I declined). Glassdoor seems to confirm that this is the norm nowadays.
  - stale2002 11y ago
    Unlikely. New grads get 100k easy, at any company in the Bay Area, NYC, or Seattle. Thats just the market rate.
  - aub3bhat 11y ago
    90k$ is low, I have seen several get 140k$ (Base + Signing bonus) for SDE roles out of college.
- pnathan 11y ago
  37K is extremely low for a SDE, even in rural America. Sorry dude. You can probably go to another similar COL place and make 45-80K.
- argonaut 11y ago
  Yes "needless to say." I was paid a little bit more than the annual equivalent of 90k when I was an intern in SV at both a large tech company (that you've heard of), and a well-funded startup.
faitswulff 11y ago
It certainly is making me regret my life decisions.
maybeunderpaid 11y ago
Yep. Someone from Microsoft - where I work - posted here that they're making $115K at a level below mine, which is just a tad less than I make. Also, I've realized from recent conversations with coworkers about taxes, savings and investing that I make significantly less than them.

Which is why companies treat salaries like state secrets. If you don't have a reliable baseline you can't use "I'm underpaid" to your advantage in negotiations. You may not even know you are underpaid! Information asymmetry.

stuxnet79 11y ago

I know right ... Jesus.

fluxquanta 11y ago

Right? I like the one from amznnewgrad: $90k base as a new grad and "needless to say" they declined the offer. Needless to say? I was hired after a year out of college in 2010 at aboyt $37k and it felt like I hit the lottery. Granted, where I live costs much less than Seattle, and I also make significantly more now, but still not $90k.

simonswords82 11y ago
amznnewgrad is trolling for sure!
- eropple 11y ago
  I'm not sure why you'd say that. TripAdvisor, my first FT gig, offered new hires $85K in Boston in 2010, plus a pretty significant stock package. Today, in 2016 (or even last year), $90K in a similar CoL, similar demand market is nothing to write home about.
- chillacy 11y ago
  I can confirm that it sounds reasonable. My offer was over 100k at amazon a few years ago as a new college grad (though I declined). Glassdoor seems to confirm that this is the norm nowadays.
- stale2002 11y ago
  Unlikely. New grads get 100k easy, at any company in the Bay Area, NYC, or Seattle. Thats just the market rate.
- aub3bhat 11y ago
  90k$ is low, I have seen several get 140k$ (Base + Signing bonus) for SDE roles out of college.
pnathan 11y ago
37K is extremely low for a SDE, even in rural America. Sorry dude. You can probably go to another similar COL place and make 45-80K.
argonaut 11y ago
Yes "needless to say." I was paid a little bit more than the annual equivalent of 90k when I was an intern in SV at both a large tech company (that you've heard of), and a well-funded startup.

faitswulff 11y ago

It certainly is making me regret my life decisions.

maybeunderpaid 11y ago

Yep. Someone from Microsoft - where I work - posted here that they're making $115K at a level below mine, which is just a tad less than I make. Also, I've realized from recent conversations with coworkers about taxes, savings and investing that I make significantly less than them.