I recognize that not everyone makes big tech money, but that's somewhere between entry and mid level at anywhere that can conceivably be called big tech
Salary data like this has to be interpreted by someone knowledgeable. Very often it becomes skewed or invalid in various ways. Source: close relative is a compensation analyst.
Median salary for a software engineer in the US is ~$133k:
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/...
I question their data if their p90 value is $211k
I recognize that not everyone makes big tech money, but that's somewhere between entry and mid level at anywhere that can conceivably be called big tech
You're right, better to get the self selected data from levels.fyi that mostly cater to 6 cities in the country. Way more accurate then!
You need to vacate your bubble pronto.
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Most companies, and most jobs, aren't in big tech / silicon valley.
Salary data like this has to be interpreted by someone knowledgeable. Very often it becomes skewed or invalid in various ways. Source: close relative is a compensation analyst.
Define “senior engineer” though..
People who do this for a living actually have such a definition.