Have you encountered better compensations for remote devs or is this really the ceiling?
Ask HN: What's the compensation ceiling for remote developers?
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Re: Ask HN: What's the compensation ceiling for remote developers?
#2Likely if all you care about is salary, you find a FAANG job and move up the IC ranks. On http://levels.fyi a Google Principal Eng make > $1m in total per year in stock, salary, bonuses.
In my experience there’s a major stepwise change from major tech company paying Silicon Valley rates everywhere vs other companies not as heavily sought after by recruits.
Re: Ask HN: What's the compensation ceiling for remote developers?
#3If you are hitting a ceiling, it is not the remote aspect that is limiting - something else must be going on.
Re: Ask HN: What's the compensation ceiling for remote developers?
#4I make $220k plus benefits as a specialized staff dev at a major tech company. Plus $100-$200k.year in stock. I’m 100% remote. Likely if all you care about is salary, you find a FAANG job and move up the IC ranks. On http://levels.fyi a Google Principal Eng make > $1m in total per year in stock, salary, bonuses. In my experience there’s a major stepwise change from major tech company paying Silicon Valley rates every…
Re: Ask HN: What's the compensation ceiling for remote developers?
#5That is definitely not the ceiling. Remote work does tend to be a lower than in-person roles in tech hubs... but also higher than in-person roles in smaller, non-tech cities. If you are hitting a ceiling, it is not the remote aspect that is limiting - something else must be going on.
Re: Ask HN: What's the compensation ceiling for remote developers?
#6I make $220k plus benefits as a specialized staff dev at a major tech company. Plus $100-$200k.year in stock. I’m 100% remote. Likely if all you care about is salary, you find a FAANG job and move up the IC ranks. On http://levels.fyi a Google Principal Eng make > $1m in total per year in stock, salary, bonuses. In my experience there’s a major stepwise change from major tech company paying Silicon Valley rates every…
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#8Re: Ask HN: What's the compensation ceiling for remote developers?
#9$205k plus equity, based out of central Europe.