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0 pointsfnbr6y ago0 comments

That's high, but not crazy high. A Staff Engineer at a FAANG can make ~$500k. See:

https://www.levels.fyi/# (L6 at Google, for instance.)

I know engineers in Canada who are making similar amounts. There's not a lot but it's not nonexistent.

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Potential ambiguity here. Yes, “staff” engineers at google earn very high salaries, but people unfamiliar with titles might think this term means a competent but otherwise unremarkable member of the technical staff.

At google a Staff engineer is a title notably higher than senior swe, and many talented people will not reach this title or pay grade.

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halflings6y ago

The point I'm making in my comment is that "Senior Software Engineers" are not making >600K in SF.

"Senior Software Engineer" is a role you can reach in 3-8 years of experience.

"Staff" is a whole different ordeal, a role many never reach. And even then compensation is closer to 450K; you might find some around 600K but those are outliers (whereas OP made it sound that >600K is something common)

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