Google, Synopsys and Broadcom take top spots in a Glassdoor report that highlights top public tech companies where engineers are the most financially rewarded. Google engineers reportedly earn up to $149,425 per year (This breaks down as $106,666/average salary and $42,759/bonus). It will be interesting to watch how this evolves over time since Google’s base pay for engineers is among the lowest.
Om Malik of GigaOm noted in his blog that “Whenever we have a slump here in Silicon Valley, there is an exodus from startups to more established players. Opportunities are almost always there for engineers. Sure, hiring is going to slow down – even at large companies – but engineers are almost always in demand.”
Here is the breakdown the top 10 companies that pay the most – on average – for engineering talent we provided to Om:
