What's the total compensation range for Level 5 Quality Assurance Engineer ? I know it starts at 100k at the lower end. Was wondering whether asking for 200k is in the realm of possibility or fantasy. What's a realistic target to shoot for during negotiation for this level? Glassdoor appears no good to discover this.
Location? I get around 180k(total comp) with 150k base in seattle
How much experience do you have? I think if you want to be close to $200k (which I believe is at the top of the range), you need to be on the verge of promotion to L6 QAE (unless you have a lot of old stocks vesting because you’ve been here a few years). $150k is probably a more realistic target comp if you’re somewhere in the middle.
Look at paysa.com
Not a good source. Paysa always overinflates numbers. It said that an L5 SDE with 4 years experience should be making 375k in Seattle. I have tried all roles I knew comp of in Sea and SFO, and it's always highly inflated.