CompensationJun 17, 2018
Microsoftchpmnk

Are there different salaries between roles

After reading some of these posts(mostly relating to sde) I noticed my salary was a lot less than them. I'm a level 60 consultant with a base salary of 91400. Been with msft for a year and a half and looking at a promotion but now I'm just a little concerned. Is there a difference between roles base salary?

Netflix yesottoman Jun 17, 2018

Of course it is!

Amazon You have a Jun 17, 2018

The fact that you are asking this question demonstrates why there are salary differences between roles.

Microsoft chpmnk OP Jun 17, 2018

Maybe I should have clarified, between roles as well as levels. but as far as numbers go, the ranges should be similar between levels according to what I've read. but my range seems low compared to what I've seen here. So could a level 60 consultant have different ranges than developers of that level? I could be misinterpreting what I'm reading and was reaching out to a community who might have better insight and info.

Lyft PLO Jun 17, 2018

Yes - same level but different role have different salaries. Tech roles are highest paid at tech companies

Intuit 988875439 Jun 17, 2018

🤔

Compass FUPayMe Jun 18, 2018

You’re underpaid. From the business side of things, that’s a feature, not a bug. Corporations profit when there are information gaps. Obscuring the pay among staff is just another information gap they can use to profit.

Microsoft warlock Jun 18, 2018

I’m level 60 business side fte and my base is 94k. I believe every level bump adds another $10k to your base.

Microsoft asyncenter Jun 18, 2018

Not entirely true.

Microsoft fernstwo Jun 18, 2018

I’m level 60 and I have 110k. I negotiated for the top of the salary band.

Microsoft BrvceWayne Jun 18, 2018

Duh

Microsoft globalist Jun 18, 2018

Yes..... there's different categories and scales depending on the disciplines. In general they're grouped into engineering, sales, marketing, finance/hr. Engineers tend to have the highest base given equal level and time in service. Sales obviously had different quota based incentives.

Microsoft WishIWasXB Jun 18, 2018

This is the only post that fully answers your question op. Lvl 60 just means you're 60 in your role, not that a lvl 60 engineer = lvl 60 designer.

Microsoft chpmnk OP Jun 18, 2018

@globalist @wishiwasxb thank you both. Very insightful and helpful information