Large tech companies will pay that much and if you've got the skills to get a PhD then you can very likely pass their interview process. https://www.levels.fyi

Large tech companies will pay that much and if you've got the skills to get a PhD then you can very likely pass their interview process. https://www.levels.fyi/company/Google/salaries/Software-Engineer/ https://www.levels.fyi/company/Google/salaries/Software-Engi... Also most of the generic pay sites in my experience are down weighted by a bunch of underpaid visa workers, boot camp graduates and so on. Also government workers who don't get paid well but get great benefits.