https://www.levels.fyi/company/Amazon/salaries/Software-Engineer/SDE-III/ https://www.levels.fyi/company/Amazon/salaries/Software-Engi... If you filter by "New

https://www.levels.fyi/company/Amazon/salaries/Software-Engineer/SDE-III/ https://www.levels.fyi/company/Amazon/salaries/Software-Engi... If you filter by "New Offers Only", you'll see a pretty sharp shift in the trend starting around October 2021. Same with Uber, a notable uptick starting late last year: https://www.levels.fyi/company/Uber/salaries/Software-Engineer/Senior-Software-Engineer/ https://www.levels.fyi/company/Uber/salaries/Software-Engine... The top of the band has probably gone up more than the median offer, and most companies didn't increase their bands by that much (yet). This is definitely a case of "the future is here - just not evenly distributed yet".