Tech IndustryApr 14, 2019
GaprandUser

Google Pittsburgh Comp

What is pay like for an L3 there? Also, I put it as my preferred city since it's close to home, but after my girlfriend graduates at the end of 2020 we wanted to explore the possibility of moving to the bay area eventually. Then again, would probably be cool w/ staying in Pittsburgh too. I'm on team matching stage but haven't yet passed HC, so still up in the air if I get an offer. But I'm just wondering, if I get a lower offer in Pittsburgh, but wanted to move to MTV, it's unlikely that my total comp would rise much to justify the COL increase right? Would I be that far behind starting at Pittsburgh as opposed to MTV? Im only asking because my recruiter wants to know location preferences before team matching

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PwC plsfix Apr 14, 2019

Similar boat but with Amazon mpls.

Google Dfsalmon Apr 14, 2019

Talked to a new grad going there and it was ~15% lower than mtv

Gap randUser OP Apr 14, 2019

Wow not too bad at all

Google Dfsalmon Apr 14, 2019

Oh yeah savings wise it’s probably hard to beat. But you have to live in Pittsburgh so

Google meXe73 Apr 14, 2019

Google pay is pegged to market, which is close to pegging to COL but not quite the same. When you transfer the comp is adjusted accordingly--if you start in Pittsburgh then transfer to MTV a year later, your pay should be pretty much the same as if you'd just started in MTV.

Gap randUser OP Apr 14, 2019

Oh that's wonderful news!

Fullstack Academy this.user May 12, 2019

OP, what happened at the end? Did you match with a team? How long it took? I am also at team matching for Pittsburgh. So any insight would be helpful. Thanks