Salaries in Tech

My manager just told me my salary is capped because I don't possess a formal Computer Science degree. I’ve been delivering for four years, but HR apparently has a rigid policy that limits non-degree h...

Got an offer letter​ from Walmart Inc., at Bentonville. The job description said the range is $70K - $130K. And they offered me $90K saying this is even higher and wouldn’t get approved. Apparently it...

How much have you been able to increase your salary over your entire career? I am six years into mine and more than doubled my starting salary, interested to see where others are at.

More companies announcing layoffs. If you were a CEO with a heart, what would you offer as severance? I think most of the severance offered is too low.

Open AI / Anthropic relocation. Considering roles at these companies but they require in-office 3 days a week. Family currently not up for relocation due but we’re open to me commuting for those 3 day...

Would you trade a hybrid job with great work life balance & 4 day workweek but average pay, for a job with 2x higher salary but 5 days a week in office with an additional 30 minute commute time?

I have been contemplating this question this weekend. Has anyone been in a similar situation or have thoughts? If you have a job you love and you are a little under paid, would you take a new job for ...

My company just slashed our On-Call Compensation structure by 50% because they claim our new automated monitoring tool reduces the manual burden. In reality, PagerDuty is hitting us just as hard at 2 ...

I have been working as a Tier 1 Help Desk technician for the past 10 months at a company where I have worked for a total of 5 years. I’m wondering where I could pivot, as I believe my wage is very low...

Is flat-rate remote pay actually fair? Our new remote hire living in Ohio is making the exact same base salary as me, and I’m paying Manhattan rent. Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy for him, but my cost ...

For those that are living as a one income household by choice, what is your salary and location? I'm curious if it's still a realistic dream to have one parent work from home and one work in tech and ...

I'm an AE at Microsoft and have 'climbed the ladder' from a junior entry level vendor role. I'm learning a tonne in my current role and feel there's a ceiling to my career progression. I'm a victim ...

The recruiter told me $140k was the absolute hard ceiling, but their own job posting lists the range up to $185k. When I called them out, they claimed the top of the range is strictly reserved for can...

Why do I have a gut feeling the more I try to stick with tech, no matter what, I will be laid off in the next 2-4 years? So much automation and shrinking of headcount. Is there a way to future proof m...

Am I being overly paranoid? I walked away from a final-round offer because they refused to remove an aggressive 24-month signing bonus clawback clause. The base was great, but the contract stated that...

Long term, do you think that key areas like AI, cyber, and cloud computing will see a jump in total comp? I think AI is changing roles and responsibilities, but long term you could see jumps in comp f...

How many of you actually feel like you’re making a comfortable salary? A $160k salary in San Francisco in 2026 makes you feel like you’re barely scraping by now. After Uncle Sam takes his cut, and I f...

I jumped from pure engineering to a Solutions Architect role and my total earnings spiked to $240k due to commission overrides and client bonuses. But my day-to-day is now just spinning up basic slide...

One of the clearest indicators of organizational maturity. Can the company tell the truth internally before the market forces it externally?Most long term problems begin as short-term avoidance.And pe...

Do you have a current hot take about total comp trends? Mine is that RSUs are probably not a great addition to total comp unless you are working for a small handful of companies.