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Intended audience: current software engineers seeking information for their own job search or negotation; people curious about the compensation in software e...

After reading Jamie Tanna’s post on providing a public salary history I wanted to follow suit and make my own list. I’m generally in favour of anything that increases workers’ bargaining power when it comes to better compensation. I’m hoping this list will give people a better idea of the salary for the various positions […]

Earlier this year we announced a pilot scheme ​​where participating employers list salary details on job adverts and stop asking about…

i don't like the narrative that tech salaries are "too high" because i believe that being able to live comfortably and have nice things should be the default human experience. all the other salaries are too low

Cain Maddox (@ctrlshifti)Mon, 29 Aug 2022 11:51 +0000

We humans tend not to share everything. Among the best kept—and probably most lied on—secrets is our salary, yet we still have the irresistible urge to brag and to compare. I was all the more …

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Inspired by the openness of @JamieTanna and @tomtucka I have published my salaries/income from work since starting tech Being guarded about salary only helps your employer underpay those who don't ask (or didn't know they could ask) for fair compensation blog.heyal.co.uk/income

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https://twitter.com/tomtucka/status/1519297429253890049

+1 to on your website, and shout it from the treetops everywhere! (jvt.me/mf2/2022/04/d5…)

Jamie Tanna | www.jvt.me (@JamieTanna)Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:07 +0000

Alistair Hey (@alistair_hey)Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:00 +0000

Management: “We need a rigorous process for managing and approving pay rises, occurring once per year.” Employees: *Apply for a new jobs because it’s quicker and easier than following the pay rise process.* Management: “Why is our churn rate so high!?”

🇺🇦 Tom Geraghty (@tom_geraghty)Wed, 23 Mar 2022 20:34 GMT

I'm researching Meta's engineering culture in-depth. An interesting principle at Meta: compensation and career progression are separate. You can make more when not promoted, than those who are. (If you work/worked at FB/Meta and are interested in reviewing what I have, DM me).

Gergely Orosz (@GergelyOrosz)Tue, 22 Mar 2022 13:25 GMT

looking back at compensation history max raise in a job: 15% max raise switching jobs: 150% Great Resignation is such a mystery 🤔🤔🤔🤔

swyx ➡️ 🐘 (@swyx)Mon, 21 Mar 2022 14:24 GMT

https://twitter.com/swyx/status/1505913116990836739

Imagine if every recruiting department was turned into a promotions department.

Justin Garrison (@rothgar)Mon, 21 Mar 2022 14:52 GMT

✨ From August this year, 🇪🇺 the European Union will require ALL job postings to show a salary range 🎉 #OpenSalaries Translated: performa--hr-nl.translate.goog/nieuws/salaris…

@levelsio (@levelsio)Mon, 21 Feb 2022 16:00 GMT

This should be the new rule: Before arranging a job interview always ask for the salary range If they won't tell you, don't do the job interview

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https://twitter.com/levelsio/status/1492931051987279873

I know I know, don't shame the victim BUT Do not start interviewing without knowing the range for the position. I always ask them first if it's not already stated. I don't have calls before that. They don't want to disclose? Skip it.

Josef Strzibny (@strzibnyj)Sun, 13 Feb 2022 18:43 GMT

@levelsio (@levelsio)Sun, 13 Feb 2022 20:40 GMT

My somali bf coming into the tech field not knowing the market and then negotiating for more than double his salary is really blowing my mind.

Tech Savvy Sadie (@blkwomenread)Tue, 08 Feb 2022 14:10 GMT

It’s still employee musical chairs in tech and this is your periodic reminder to never ever accept the argument “well stock is part of your pay. Use that to meet what needs the salary can’t cover”. That’s the company screwing you.

Smasher of DBs. First of her name. (@dbsmasher)Thu, 03 Feb 2022 17:17 GMT

Imagine getting on social media to brag about underpaying someone THOUSANDS of dollars. What an evil person twitter.com/jsttechcharge/…

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🗣 Always negotiate your salary 🥴 #blackwomenintech #techtwitter #InterviewTips #techtalk #WomenWhoCode #BlackTech

TECH RecruitHER (MAANG) (@jstTECHcharge)Fri, 28 Jan 2022 23:41 GMT

too old, too tired, and too talented (@ieshabewriting)Sat, 29 Jan 2022 04:37 GMT

Had a junior software engineer ask for a very low a salary range. She will be shocked when this offer comes through. We are paying your worth over here 🙌🏾

Briana Johnson - techie 🔌 (@uhhbre)Tue, 25 Jan 2022 13:03 GMT

https://twitter.com/jmdembe/status/1485824235989782529

For those who are unaware: Colorado passed a law requires companies to include salary ranges in job postings. Here’s an article about it google.com/amp/s/www.denv…

Jessica Dembe 👩🏾‍💻 (@jmdembe)Tue, 25 Jan 2022 04:06 GMT

New rule: if a job posting says anything along the lines of “this is a remote job except that it is not eligible to be performed in Colorado”, 🚩🚩🚩 (This is not me looking for a job, I am happy where I am at. But we need to lay down some rules)

Jessica Dembe 👩🏾‍💻 (@jmdembe)Tue, 25 Jan 2022 03:55 GMT

Two things I keep in mind. RSUs are potential money with risk. Options are the Schrödinger’s cat of money and are more likely to be worthless than not. If you’re new to offers with these things as part of comp, it’s good to be aware of. They won’t pay your rent.

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This is the flip side of what can happen if you accept a job at which a huge portion of your total compensation number is stock. Your $100K in RSUs granted in March 2021 are now worth $20K and they don’t even vest for two more months.

Vic 🌮 (@VicVijayakumar)Fri, 21 Jan 2022 02:34 GMT

Laurie (@laurieontech)Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:30 GMT

This. Never ever take an offer that’s so low on cash salary and accept the argument that equity is ‘part of pay’. It is. But base salary is what’s supposed to pay your living expenses.

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Two things I keep in mind. RSUs are potential money with risk. Options are the Schrödinger’s cat of money and are more likely to be worthless than not. If you’re new to offers with these things as part of comp, it’s good to be aware of. They won’t pay your rent.

twitter.com/vicvijayakumar…

Laurie (@laurieontech)Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:30 GMT

Smasher of DBs. First of her name. (@dbsmasher)Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:45 GMT

Has anyone NOT been initially lowballed during salary negotiation? Taking advantage of ppl who potentially don’t have negotiation skills isn’t the move

𝗛𝟯𝗞𝗧l𝗖 (@H3KTlC)Mon, 10 Jan 2022 14:59 GMT

Getting more messages along the lines of "I like my company, they treat me well, but I got an offer with a 50-200% pay increase as a sr software engineer. I'd feel guilty leaving." You now know your market value. You can offer them to stay for XX% less than this value.

Gergely Orosz (@GergelyOrosz)Sun, 09 Jan 2022 07:25 GMT

https://twitter.com/GergelyOrosz/status/1480078200529199106

The % discount will vary on things like the mission, your career prospects etc. You could say “I’m fine taking a 30% cut from my market value: but not more.” It can be negotiation grounds for equity & others. No one benefits from you keeping your market value a secret.

Gergely Orosz (@GergelyOrosz)Sun, 09 Jan 2022 07:29 GMT

Look I'm not a fan of Capitalism, but it seems that there's a pretty simple patch that would help right now: Hire more people to do less work each, but for more money. Flatten salaries.

bryce baril (@brycebaril)Sat, 08 Jan 2022 20:42 GMT

https://twitter.com/freezydorito/status/1467232288119341061

i did NOT make plans i uprooted my life instead but here in ldn i don’t think the change from 65 to um… substantially more than 65 has sunk in yet, it was during the pando and im still watching life passing by & seeing numbers in my bank apps go up despite the daily ubereats

laura with the red nose and the antlers (@freezydorito)Sat, 04 Dec 2021 20:43 GMT

Just a reminder that geographic pay bands are both racist and classist.

Tim Banks stands 5 feet, 8 inches (@elchefe)Wed, 01 Dec 2021 17:34 GMT

No. Women who are more agreeable are more favorably considered. I’ve been ghosted when I ask for paybands, and when I’ve tried to negotiate in the past. That taught me to accept what was offered and deal with being underpaid or else I might not be employed at all.

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https://twitter.com/AByteOfCodeAlex/status/1466550538166693888

But I also think that in most cases, women end up having a lower salary in tech not because the hiring team has something against women, but because on average women are more agreeable than men. I'm open to having my mind changed on this though with a study.

Alex Zdanov (@AByteOfCodeAlex)Thu, 02 Dec 2021 23:37 GMT

Cher Scarlett 💙 (@cherthedev)Fri, 03 Dec 2021 14:15 GMT

😒 @farazamiruddin no but seriously, tell me the number

Emily Kager (@EmilyKager)Thu, 02 Dec 2021 19:25 GMT

Talking about compensation with your coworkers is so important. If I hadn’t done it I wouldn’t have realized how underleveled and underpaid I was on my old team, nor made joining my new team conditional on making progress towards fixing that.

David Smith (@Catfish_Man)Sat, 20 Nov 2021 04:13 GMT

Tech salaries will come down. It's not a matter of it, but when. It may be soon, or a while from now. But assuming this supply/demand will last for your entire career is probably not a good bet.

Laurie (@laurieontech)Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:25 GMT

I know holding out through terrible work conditions to officially reach your bonus can be enticing, but remember to account for what you're losing while you wait. Once you've accounted for that, compare that to your estimated bonus to see if it's truly worth it.

Taylor Poindexter (@engineering_bae)Sun, 24 Oct 2021 15:33 +0000

Job hop all you want, kids, even if the job you currently have feels "okay". You don't have to be miserable to do it. Companies are seriously missing out on retaining talent because they're more willing to pay a new hire way more than before, which is BONKERS for retention??

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how changing employers + industries as a designer created compounding growth $$$ in the early-to-mid stage of my career

lil gengar (@skullface)Wed, 13 Oct 2021 14:41 +0000

kat marchán (@zkat__)Wed, 13 Oct 2021 14:45 +0000

https://twitter.com/ttomdewit/status/1446556703638577155

A friend recently posted his salary history on his website for incredible transparency jvt.me/salary/ cc: @JamieTanna

Matt Brunt (@Brunty)Fri, 08 Oct 2021 19:27 +0000

Standing offer: if you are non-men/URM in tech and are negotiating salary for your next offer, I'm happy to share my entire comp history with you in DMs. Information is power.

swyx (@swyx)Thu, 17 Jun 2021 22:08 +0000