Salaries in Tech

I just walked away from an interview where they asked me to live-code a solution using only a whiteboard and no AI assistance. Completely detached from how actual engineering happens in 2026. If a com...

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...

I hit my FIRE number at 31, but I’m too scared to quit because I don't know what to do. I’ve spent ten years obsessing over vesting schedules and promotion cycles. I see my non-tech friends struggling...

Is anyone still in a fully remote role? Are you still enjoying it or considering going back to in-office roles?

I had a moment today where I realized life has gotten expensive and I need to make more. What was your trigger point when you realized your salary wasn't enough for your lifestyle? Did you advocate fo...

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.

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.

Anyone willing to share what you do with your RSUs? Mine from a previous employer have done well, but I’d appreciate any feedback on what/if anything you’ve done with them after leaving a company

There’s a growing premium on leaders who can absorb pressure without transferring panic. Teams remember emotional tone more than strategy slides.

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...

I’m making $170k, but 80% of my job is just cleaning up hallucinated code from our offshore team. Leadership thinks they’re saving millions by using AI-powered contractors, but I’m spending my entire ...

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 ...

Would you take a paycut to join visa ?

What is your most unpopular salary opinion? Mine is it's okay to not job hop every 2-3 years if you are still growing your skills even if your salary isn't.

I know it can be seen as a read flag to job hop, but is it also bad that at a certain point you have too many years with one company?

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 ...

Does anyone else feel like Big Tech cities are just a trap to keep us broke? I took a job in a Low-Tier city to escape the inflation, and I’ve never felt wealthier on a $110k salary. In Seattle, I was...

when you talk about TC at a company that offers RSU's, are you factoring all of that into Y1 TC, even though it vests over a number of years? Doesnt seem right to me. the recruiter keeps telling me 80...

Are headhunters and 3rd party rectueirs on your side when it comes to salary negotiations? My understanding is that they take a cut of the pay OR the company pays them some about in order to get someo...

Renters - what is your base pay and how much do you pay in rent? I make $125,000 and pay $2,000 for a 1B. I'm curious what other folks in tech spend.