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The article didn't actually go into the detail of how much Valve pays.
by mieubrisse 14y ago
The article didn't actually go into the detail of how much Valve pays.
- nilkn 14y agoFrom the leaked Valve handbook: "Valve pays people very well compared to industry norms. Our profitability per employee is higher than that of Google or Amazon or Microsoft, and we believe strongly that the right thing to do in that case is to put a maximum amount of money back into each employee’s pocket." Considering that a ten year veteran at Google can make $200k/year, in salary + bonus + stocks, I'm curious if Valve compensation can reach the same level. The Glassdoor page doesn't suggest it can, but people may not be reporting their bonuses or profit sharing.
- kevinpet 14y agoI'm of the impression that people who contribute data to Glassdoor are the ones who are looking to change jobs or who want to bitch and moan. In other words, severe downward bias.
- enraged_camel 14y agoNot necessarily. At least in the case of my company, both the salaries and people's anonymous reviews are extremely accurate.
- trhtrsh 14y ago$200K? a 10-year veteran at google had $80 IPO shares, $200 share grants, $400 share grants, $600 share grants...
- stephencanon 14y agoYou shouldn't use the appreciated price of stock grants when valuing compensation; you use the price at the time they are granted. (Still, 200k is very low; base salary would be in the ballpark of that figure, but stock/cash bonuses can push well past it).
- mieubrisse 14y agoToo, there seems to be a lower-than-expected paycap for people who work on games. I suspect this comes from the abundance of people who want to do it?
- sold 14y agoI don't think it's "leaked" - it's available at their official page http://www.valvesoftware.com/jobs/ http://www.valvesoftware.com/jobs/