CSEs earn more than SWEs and PMs?

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halyard

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 halyard
Mar 14 3 Comments

I've been told that as a senior-ish CS engineer, I'm earning more than every other SWE and PM at the company in TC, even the very senior SWEs. In part, it's due to the MBO-based variable comp that these non-customer-facing roles don't have. That seems very surprising. Is that true in most companies?

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  • Okta
    shoegaze

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    shoegaze
    I’d be surprised if that were even true in your situation.
    Mar 14 1
    • New / Cust. Srv.
      halyard

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       halyard
      OP
      It does seem hard to believe.
      Mar 14
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    qraider8

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    qraider8
    May come off as surprising but at some places the customer facing side do get compensated differently. i.e No cap or a higher cap on bonuses compared to the core dev side. Sometimes this comes with a lower base (as compared to SWEs) but in good years, the CSEs can come out quite ahead net-net.
    Mar 14 0