Wont necessarily follow the template since this is anectdotal: many "director" level (equivalent to a manager though some don't manage and purely program) make 200-300k in banking technology on the markets side in NYC, they usually have at least a decade of experience
Ask HN: Those making over $300k/year, how did you achieve it?
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#12300 tc is pretty standard for FAANG and the big unicorns. I pull down 330k w 5 years experience at a Uber. 180 cash, 150k equity. I’m incredibly average, 5 years exp.
It’s definitely not standard. Esp at say amazon.
It depends on position. Total compensations for AI positions in top tier technology firms are well beyond $1M mark, some go as high as $3M annually.
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#13300 tc is pretty standard for FAANG and the big unicorns. I pull down 330k w 5 years experience at a Uber. 180 cash, 150k equity. I’m incredibly average, 5 years exp.
Amazon comp is below 300 until probably principal level. Maybe a few seniors have it.
Depends also on location. Toronto amazon employees have lower salaries because there isn't enough local competition for talent.
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#15What is a FAANG? Edit: so many responses at once!
Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netfilx, Google.
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#16What is a FAANG? Edit: so many responses at once!
The big 5 tech stocks: Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google
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#17What is a FAANG? Edit: so many responses at once!
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#18> Associate; a generic corporate title in banking
To be highly paid, get a job at a company run by (former) software engineers who see software as the profit engine of their company. Not a bank that sees software as an IT cost center.
In general, you make the most money at a company where the founder or senior management have the same background as you and are biased to think your job role is the most important one in the company.
Facebook programmer, hospital doctor, Oracle lawyer, etc
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#19FAANG is Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Alphabet’s Google.
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#20What is a FAANG? Edit: so many responses at once!
Facebook Apple Amazon Netflix Google