My somewhat complete salary history as a software engineer
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My somewhat complete salary history as a software engineer
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Re: My somewhat complete salary history as a software engineer
#2Excellent coverage od an important topic. Glad he is sharing.
Re: My somewhat complete salary history as a software engineer
#3I don’t know if I’m misreading it but did OP include the value of the options or did they just leave them unexercised? Box did IPO, and obviously Yahoo was liquid the entire time.
What was the total compensation be like with these numbers?
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#4Wow. It's very interesting to see the salary numbers of the one author whose book jump-started my engineering career. Given his depth of knowledge and his penchant for imparting the said knowledge, I'm actually surprised he wasn't making more. I guess without his health issues, the numbers would likely have been higher. Here's hoping for his quick recovery.
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#5This doesn't appear to be inflation adjusted, at least I saw no mention of it. Quick math below based on BLS's inflation calculator.
Year Starting $ Inflation Inflation adjusted to 2018
2000 $48,000 1.50 $67,500
2001 $62,500 1.44 $90,000
2001 $68,000? 1.44 $97,920
2003 ?
2005 $82,000? 1.32 $108,240
2006 $115,000 1.27 $146,050
2008 ?
2011 ?
2013 $175,000 1.10 $192,500
2014 $208,000 1.08 $237,600
Re: My somewhat complete salary history as a software engineer
#6This doesn't appear to be inflation adjusted, at least I saw no mention of it. Quick math below based on BLS's inflation calculator. Year Starting $ Inflation Inflation adjusted to 2018 2000 $48,000 1.50 $67,500 2001 $62,500 1.44 $90,000 2001 $68,000? 1.44 $97,920 2003 ? 2005 $82,000? 1.32 $108,240 2006 $115,000 1.27 $146,050 2008 ? 2011 ? 2013 $175,000 1.10 $192,500 2014 $208,000 1.08 $237,600
> I know that my starting salary was $48,000 (about $70,284 in 2018 dollars)
Re: My somewhat complete salary history as a software engineer
#7This doesn't appear to be inflation adjusted, at least I saw no mention of it. Quick math below based on BLS's inflation calculator. Year Starting $ Inflation Inflation adjusted to 2018 2000 $48,000 1.50 $67,500 2001 $62,500 1.44 $90,000 2001 $68,000? 1.44 $97,920 2003 ? 2005 $82,000? 1.32 $108,240 2006 $115,000 1.27 $146,050 2008 ? 2011 ? 2013 $175,000 1.10 $192,500 2014 $208,000 1.08 $237,600
> I know that my starting salary was $48,000 (about $70,284 in 2018 dollars)
I'm curious where he drew that number from.
Re: My somewhat complete salary history as a software engineer
#8I'll contribute. I hope it is okay to post anonymously in this case. 2007 was straight out of college and all these jobs have been in California.
2007 Startup A $80,000
2009 Startup A $90,000
2010 Startup B $100,000
2011 Startup C $100,000
2013 Startup C $130,000
2015 Startup C $150,000
2017 Startup D $160,000
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#9San fran vs other places in cali also make a huge difference
Re: My somewhat complete salary history as a software engineer
#10I'll contribute. I hope it is okay to post anonymously in this case. 2007 was straight out of college and all these jobs have been in California. 2007 Startup A $80,000 2009 Startup A $90,000 2010 Startup B $100,000 2011 Startup C $100,000 2013 Startup C $130,000 2015 Startup C $150,000 2017 Startup D $160,000
Thanks for this! It would help if you could mention the role/designation as well...