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Microsoft Salary Leak: Software Engineers Earn Up to $340,000 a Year

Last month, the public learned about Microsoft's official salary range for positions ranging from entry-level engineer to Distinguished Engineer. The average salary ranges from about $96,000 per year for entry-level engineers to more than $252,000 per year at the highest level. In addition to base salary, employees also receive bonuses and stock, depending on the position.

 

Recently, Business Insider continued to discover an internal document where Microsoft employees voluntarily disclosed their salaries in a spreadsheet. There are currently about 850 declarations, in which the data is analyzed mainly from 350 software engineers in the US. Due to the security features, this table can be anonymized to avoid revealing personal information.

 

By Level:

Grant

Basic Salary

Cash Bonus

% Bonus

Stock Bonus

59

$120.8K – $124K

$3K – $19.3K

8–14%

$7K – $19.3K

60

$111K – $160K

$9.3K – $21.7K

8–16%

$7.2K – $20K

61

$128K – $170K

$11.3K – $27K

8–20%

$10.8K – $36K

62

$139.2K – $191K

$11K – $30.8K

8–20%

$8K – $45K

63

$153.5K – $224.8K

$8K – $50K

10–25%

$22K – $64K

64

$162.7K – $230.6K

$11K – $50K

10–140%

$38K – $80K

65

$188K – $230K

$32.7K – $61.7K

16–28%

$39K – $91K

66

$217.6K – $269K

$59K – $60.7K

20–120%

$78K – $140K

67

$248K – $250K

$70K – $82K

28–34%

$145K – $252K

By Team:

Group

Basic Salary

Cash Bonus

% Bonus

Stock Bonus

Azure

$122.2K – $240K

$11.4K – $60K

10–27%

$12K – $100K

Cloud + AI

$128K – $340K

$4.5K – $213K

10–63%

$8K – $1000K

Commerce + Ecosystems

$158.2K – $248.1K

$24.4K – $68.3K

16–28%

$35.2K – $140K

Core AI

$126.6K – $213K

$15.3K – $49K

10–25%

$10K – $64K

Experiences + Devices

$120K – $250K

$6K – $82K

8–140%

$7.2K – $252K

Microsoft AI

$139K – $207K

$13.8K – $50K

10–21%

$18K – $56K

Security

$127.5K – $218K

$3.6K – $48K

10–24%

$10K – $66K

Xbox

$132K – $215K

$11.2K – $48K

10–24%

$12K – $64K

Overall, Microsoft's salaries and bonuses vary widely across levels and departments. However, it's important to note that this data only comes from about 350 employees, a small number compared to Microsoft's 228,000 global employees. Therefore, this salary table is more indicative than official.

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