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Google's Engineers Are Well Paid, Not Just Well Fed

Posted by timothy on from the in-omaha-that-gets-you-a-nice-house dept.

D H NG writes "According to a study by the career site Glassdoor, Google tops the list of tech companies in the salaries it pays to software engineers. Google paid its engineers an average base salary of $128,336, with Microsoft coming in second at $123,626. Apple, eBay, and Zynga rounded off the top 5."

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  1. $128,000? by crazyjj · · Score: 5, Funny

    Considering the amount of effort in getting a job there, the hours worked, and the cost of living in Mountain View, I think that roughly equals minimum wage. Maybe they need a software engineers' union.

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    1. Re:$128,000? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Jesus, that's roughly 3x's what I make, and I'm on call 24/7. But then I'm not a genius with 3 phd's like the people that mop floors at google.

    2. Re:$128,000? by KingMotley · · Score: 3, Funny

      You have an NDA that you can't even name your employer?

      Yes, some of us do. For example, I'm not currently allowed to mention that I work for them, and I can not do so for 1 year after I leave.

    3. Re:$128,000? by kirkb · · Score: 3, Funny

      For $228K, I'd move to Atlanta tomorrow even if the job was licking zits.

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  2. Google Home by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Any engineer would loved to be paid 127,001

    1. Re:Google Home by din0 · · Score: 5, Funny

      That's for part-timers working from home

  3. Re:Filter error: You can type more than that for y by sycodon · · Score: 4, Funny

    2 is more rounded than 5, which is actually kind of squarish at the top. Yes, it is round at the bottom, but 2 has more rounding overall than the bottom of 5.

    Excuse me, time for another Vicodin.

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  4. Re:That's it? by CompMD · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's true. 640k ought to be enough for anybody though.