It’s a very good time to be a highly-skilled engineer on the lookout for a job in tech. And among the best locations to go as a beginner tech employee — at least in terms of pure wage — is Microsoft.
That’s the newest from PayScale, which just released a report trying at starting pay and mid-career pay for 21 high know-how corporations. Microsoft ranked second for median starting salaries simply behind Nvidia Corp, which led the rating at $99,400. These Microsoft workers with 0 to 5 years expertise, in the meantime, raked in a cool $91,500 — simply forward of rivals equivalent to Google ($87,500); Oracle ($78,100); and Salesforce.com ($88,900).
Amazon.com — which has been hiring lots of of individuals within the Seattle space and at present has job openings for greater than 1,000 — was in the midst of the bucket at $73,300.
Over time, Google truly paid one of the best with mid-career professionals incomes $158,000. That was adopted by Salesforce.com at $150,000 and Yahoo at $141,000.
After all, there’s extra to a job than what you are taking house at the top of the day. And a number of the corporations on the record — like Fb which has a starting pay fee of $67,900 — have been in a position to reward staff with profitable inventory.
The research additionally explored job satisfaction, discovering that simply 68 % of staff at Microsoft are glad with their jobs. That compares to Fb the place 88 % are glad. Apple, AOL, Amazon.com, Nvidia, Sony, Google and Salesforce.com additionally ranked at 75 % or above, whereas 100% of LinkedIn workers say they’re proud of what they do.
Right here’s a glance at the PayScale infographic summarizing a number of the research’s outcomes:
