Leaked Google Pay Data Reveal Their Engineers' Huge Salaries
In 2022 Google’s internal spreadsheet containing data of their over 12,000 employees was leaked to Business Insider. The data showed that the median total compensation was $279,802, with their top software engineers leading those who earn the highest with a maximum base salary of $718,000 last year. The spreadsheet shared the salaries of U.S. workers
Leaked Google Pay Data Reveal Their Engineers' Huge Salaries
In 2022 Google’s internal spreadsheet containing data of their over 12,000 employees was leaked to Business Insider. The data showed that the median total compensation was $279,802, with their top software engineers leading those who earn the highest with a maximum base salary of $718,000 last year.
The spreadsheet shared the salaries of U.S. workers covering positions like software engineers, business analysts, and salespeople. According to reports, Google determines its staffers’ base salaries using a tier-based system with levels two through 11.
According to the report, Google employees’ earnings go beyond base salaries and include equity options and bonuses. The maximum equity a software engineer could obtain was $1.5 million in 2022.
The data shows only U.S full-time employees and does not include salaries from Alphabet’s Other Bets ventures, such as Waymo and Verily.
Top 10 Highest Base Salaries at Google in 2022:
Software engineer: $718,000
Engineering manager (software engineering): $400,000
Enterprise direct sales:$377,000
Legal corporate counsel: $320,000
Sales strategy:$320,000
UX design:$315,000
Government affairs & public policy: $312,000
Research scientist: $309,000
Cloud sales:$302,000
Program manager: $300,000
