I am about to get an offer from Microsoft Raleigh and I am in hardware field for last 18 years. I am in Californian right now and recruiter is saying base can't go beyond $160k and west coast pay can't be matched in east coast. Is it a true information or she is just fooling me ? Can anyone from Microsoft Raleigh comment on this
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I haven’t heard of people being massively penalized for taking a west coast salary out east (in fact people do it with only a slight hit to gain a massive cost of living adjustment essentially). Perhaps though a company like Microsoft would be compensating a moderate base with a large amount of RSU grant, keeping TOC about the same - just a thought.
TC ?
160K base for Raleigh is fine. What RSU you got ? Did you get L64 or L65?
L64
225k
160k+225k/4+15% of your base will be annual cash bonus+ Stock refreshers. Your TC will be more than 250k easily
From what I hear, msft Raleigh hw seems fairly stingy with level. Several very excellent former co-workers with great scope and 15-20 yoe only getting L64 They're obviously not going to match West coast salaries, but 200k TC in Raleigh goes very far. The mortgage on a 3000sqft HGTV-looking house with 15 minute commute is ~2k here.
Well, I’m afraid your mortgage statement like 10 years late
Huh? Not at all. You can easily find exactly what I described for << 450k. P&I on a 450k 30yr at 2.75% even with only 5% down is <$1750
64 is senior With 18 YoE, you must aim for principal engineer
They aren't ready to offer principal, tried my best
I know someone with 7 yoe who got PE
I was actually interviewed for principal engineer position but got to know that the expectation is pretty high for it. I am fine with L64 too as long as my base is little high. They are stringent on base and not ready to go beyond 160k
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