Google employees' salary leaked; software engineers lead with Rs 5.90 crore base salary: Report

Tech jobs have always been renowned for their lucrative salaries, and certain companies spare no expense when it comes to compensating their engineers. Recently leaked internal data from Google, reviewed by Business Insider, sheds light on the impressive compensation packages their employees received in 2022. The median total compensation for Google employees that year reached $2,79,802 (Rs 2.30 crore).

Unsurprisingly, software engineers emerged as the highest-paid professionals at Google, boasting a maximum base salary of $7,18,000 in 2022. The source of this information was an internal spreadsheet shared among Google employees, featuring data from over 12,000 US workers, encompassing a range of positions, including software engineers, business analysts, and salespeople. While software engineers occupied the top spot for base salary, maximum equity, and bonuses, it's worth noting that all of the top 10 highest-paying positions across engineering, business, and sales at Google enjoyed base salaries well into six figures.

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Google's compensation structure extends beyond just base salaries, encompassing options and bonuses as well. Notably, the maximum equity that software engineers could obtain reached $1.5 million in 2022.

Comparing Google's salary offerings to other tech giants in 2022, the company's median base pay was slightly below that of Meta ($2,96,320). Nevertheless, it significantly outpaced the median base salaries at Salesforce ($1,99,130) and Adobe ($1,70,679), as reported by data collected by MyLogIQ and analysed by The Wall Street Journal.

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For a comprehensive overview, here are the top 10 highest base salaries at Google across all industries for 2022, according to Insider's report. Keep in mind that the data is exclusive to US full-time employees and does not include salaries from Alphabet's Other Bets ventures, such as Waymo and Verily. Additionally, not all employees disclosed their equity and bonus data.

Software Engineer: $7,18,000 (Rs 5.90 crore) Engineering Manager (Software Engineering): $4,00,000 (Rs 3.28 crore) Enterprise Direct Sales: $3,77,000 (Rs 3.09 crore) Legal Corporate Counsel: $3,20,000 (Rs 2.62 crore) Sales Strategy: $3,20,000 (Rs 2.62 crore) UX Design: $3,15,000 (2.58 crore) Government Affairs & Public Policy: $3,12,000 (2.56 crore) Research Scientist: $3,09,000 (2.53 crore) Cloud Sales: $3,02,000 (2.47 crore) Program Manager: $3,00,000 (2.46 crore)