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> You may be able to find some corner cases of some individual police officers getting paid up to $500k. But that's just showing that the very top officers earn
by Judgmentality 6y ago
> You may be able to find some corner cases of some individual police officers getting paid up to $500k. But that's just showing that the very top officers earn about the same as a mid-level engineer at a tech company.
I really don't believe your typical mid-level engineer is making $500k at any company in the world, let alone that it's just a given if you make it into big tech.
FWIW, I have received offers for senior positions from FAANG before.
- chrisseaton 6y ago> I really don't believe your typical mid-level engineer is making $500k Including stock? They absolutely are in the US.
- Judgmentality 6y agoPlease tell me where to apply, because neither Google nor Facebook were willing to pay me that for a senior position. https://www.levels.fyi/ https://www.levels.fyi/ There absolutely are engineers making that much, I even know more than one making 7 digits in liquid comp, but they are not "typical" in any way.
- joshuamorton 6y agoIf by mid level you mean well tenured L6, then sure. If by mid level you mean actual mid level, like L4, then no. If by typical you mean someone not working at Google or Facebook, then no.
- jeffbee 6y agoI don’t think l6 is a good definition of typical. Only 10% of SWEs are at 6 and above. 50% are at least L5, making that the median grade, and therefore a pretty good definition of “typical”.
- joshuamorton 6y agoThat's sort of my point, L5 SWEs aren't making 500K anywhere.
- Judgmentality 6y ago> 50% are at least L5 I don't think half of software engineers are senior or above.
- jeffbee 6y agoAt Google they are. Half are below L5, half are L5+, 10% are L6+.
- username90 6y agoI think they are since you are senior when you have 5-10 years of experience.
- umanwizard 6y agoIs E5 mid-level? I made <400k at Facebook and that was after very substantial stock appreciation and a “discretionary equity” extra grant bonus.