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In my experience, they offset the first 2 years of vesting with cash. So all 4 of my first years were equivalent with RSUs/Cash with the first 2 years cash heav
by hbosch 5y ago
In my experience, they offset the first 2 years of vesting with cash. So all 4 of my first years were equivalent with RSUs/Cash with the first 2 years cash heavy, and the final 2 years RSU only.
- ashtonkem 5y agoThere must be a bonus that's not properly represented on levels.fyi, because Amazon's cash compensation is pretty poor compared even to some non-FAANG companies.
- nkingsy 5y agoOff-topic, but is levels.fyi... on the level? I ask because I'm hearing about all sorts of 350k-500k offers for senior engineers, but they're not showing up there. My current salary seems right about "in band" on there, but people in my network who I talk to seem to think I'm way underpaid.
- loeg 5y ago350-500k annual comp levels exist (that’s E5-E6 at Facebook, for example). There are a lot of E5s, but fewer E6s. Your friends might also be including the full four-year grant in a single number, which creates a sort of nonsense figure? Another thing that increases comp is if the stock rises a lot after grant — but that would not show up in offers. Levels.fyi is as legit as any other source, as far as I know.
- spacedcowboy 5y agoI'm an ICT5 at Apple, pushing for ICT6 (but it won't be next year, ICT6 is more about who you know than what you know), and just had my perf review. This year I got total comp (salary, bonus, RSUs) of just over 520k, which is consistent with last year and the year before.
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- jnwatson 5y agoKeep in mind most of the posts are from SV, so will include the substantial cost of living adjustment. It is easy the underestimate the significance of it.
- comp_throw7 5y agoWhat do you mean when you say "they're not showing up there"? If you look at senior SDE comp for Amazon, you'll see that most of the numbers fall in that range (especially for new hires, with 0 years of experience at the company): https://www.levels.fyi/company/Amazon/salaries/Software-Engineer/SDE-III/ https://www.levels.fyi/company/Amazon/salaries/Software-Engi...
- ashtonkem 5y agoMatches up with the numbers I have access to, but I’m not at a FAANG.
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- discodave 5y agoYes. Amazon offer generally gives you roughly the same "total compensation" for the first 4 years, assuming that the stock price doesn't change much. So if they're trying to pay you 300k per year, then you get 160k salary, ~140k starting bonus each of the first two years, and ~300k of stock that mostly vests in years 3 and 4.
- loeg 5y ago> assuming that the stock price doesn't change much. Their current offers are actually scaled on the assumption their stock grows 15% annually, I think.