Re:Switzerland vs Silicon Valley for Software Developers
by googlethrow on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @11:39AM
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The total comp at Google Zürich starts at 160K chf/year for new grads. It can go much higher with counteroffers.
Re:Switzerland vs Silicon Valley for Software Developers
by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @10:32AM
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I’m pretty sure Google Zurich pays more than $120k.
Re:Switzerland vs Silicon Valley for Software Developers
by config_yml on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @10:45AM
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Depends on the position of course, but they pay much less than in the US. If you want to rake in cash, don't go for a tech job. It's much easier to make > 200k in some random middle management position at a bank.
Re:Switzerland vs Silicon Valley for Software Developers
by username90 on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @11:05AM
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> they pay much less than in the US
Not in my experience, it is basically the same. You start at around $160K TC minimum as a junior and then it rises rapidly from there. Glassdoor doesn't have stock and bonus values for Switzerland which makes the salaries look much worse than they actually are.
Re:Switzerland vs Silicon Valley for Software Developers
by mikkelam on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @10:42AM
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According to https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Google-Salaries-E9079.htm
$131k/yr as avg base salary for software engineer and 173 for senior software engineer.
1) Salaries are essentially capped at $120,000.
2) Stock options are very rare.
Basically, you can't get rich. No different than working at Google but with lower salary potential. This is why Switzerland will never be the next SV.