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Re:Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much ... by boren_ave11 on Friday March 18, 2016 @02:48PM (#11313940)
Apologies for the bad formatting, it wouldn't let me edit for some reason. Here is a more readable version of my compensation:

Position: Developer (not classified as SDE, do not manage ppl)

Tenure: 2 years

Job Level: 5

Base Pay: $73,000

Signing Bonus: $25k Year 1, $21k Year 2

2016 Stock Vest: 104 shares

LY Review Score: Exceeds

LY Pay Increase: 4%, plus 35 shares of AMZN

Most Recent Promotion Increase/Stock Grant: N/A - no promotions

Gender: M

Native English Speaker: Yes

Re:Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much ... by inmyunix on Friday March 18, 2016 @03:10PM (#11314106)
i've witnessed the same internal hire negotiation imbalance at another company. you're definitely right, external hires have more leverage.