Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much I make at Amazon

Re:Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much ... by throwawa998833 on Friday March 18, 2016 @10:36PM (#11316989)

And not all Googlers make this little. I have the same position, in the bay area, and my pay structure is roughly:

$180k/year 15% bonus ~ $30k/year 600 RSUs in the first year = $440,000 400 RSUs in the second year = $280,000 200 RSUs in 3rd and 4th year (assuming no refreshers, and oh boy there will be refreshers!)

Male, native english speaker.

It helps that my prior job had a comp level around $480k/year and also I got hired when GOOG was $550/share.

BTW, the T-5 salary band ends at $180k. So you're pretty close. Its the RSUs that make all the difference.

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Re:Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much ... by eitally on Saturday March 19, 2016 @06:56AM (#11318045)

But you received an abnormally huge initial RSU grant. It's uncommon for anyone to get more than 500-600 (outside of leadership) unless you're a strategic hire and they're compensating you for unvested stock at your current employer.

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Re:Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much ... by throwawa998833 on Monday March 21, 2016 @08:47PM (#11333567)

Indeed it's high, but also it just shows you what is possible.

I don't think I was a highly strategic hire, just a very solid engineer with a lot of experience, prior employment at Google (and Amazon), and a strong salary and stock compensation at my immediately prior job.

So they busted out the competitive offer, and I was very happy. Also the stock went up like $200 a share.

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