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Updated: 9 Feb 2012

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Job (Number Reporting)	National Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$70K	$140K	$210K

[-]	Software Engineer (81)

$79,129 - $161,784

[-]	Software Engineer (81)


Salary	$77,673 - $130,774
Bonus	$4,992 - $30,542
Profit Disbursement	$1,196 - $17,365
Total Pay	$79,129 - $161,784
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[+]	Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer (47)

$98,633 - $207,803

[+]	Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer (47)


Salary	$80,811 - $172,411
Bonus	$10,137 - $41,877
Profit Disbursement	$1,373 - $17,053
Total Pay	$98,633 - $207,803
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[+]	Account Manager (9)

$42,309 - $111,158

[+]	Account Manager (9)


Salary	$39,588 - $88,533
Bonus	$1,539 - $32,549
Total Pay	$42,309 - $111,158
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[+]	Software Development Engineer (SDE) (8)

$52,550 - $138,971

[+]	Software Development Engineer (SDE) (8)


Salary	$53,238 - $119,563
Bonus	$1,193 - $19,274
Profit Disbursement	$484.12 - $9,330
Total Pay	$52,550 - $138,971
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Extremely satisfied

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Job Flexibility (?

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Extremely flexible

Typical Benefits

Vacation Weeks

2.8 Weeks

3.2 Weeks

2.7 Weeks

Gender Breakdown

27%

73%

21%

79%

29%

71%

Years Experience Breakdown

1-4

5-9

1-4

5-9

10-19

1-4

5-9

10-19

Popular Perks

401(k), Paid holidays & vacation, Paid sick leave

401(k), Life insurance / disability, Paid holidays & vacation

401(k), Stock purchase plan, Paid holidays & vacation

Job Satisfaction (?

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Extremely satisfied

Typical Benefits

Popular Perks

401(k), Paid holidays & vacation, Paid sick leave

401(k), Life insurance / disability, Paid holidays & vacation

401(k), Stock purchase plan, Paid holidays & vacation

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Key Statistics for Google, Inc. Jobs

Gender

	Female 27%			Male 73%
Salary:	$53,486 - $109,969			$81,061 - $127,558

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

35%

5-9 years

29%

10-19 years

22%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$43,119 - $139,268
Doctorate (PhD)	$98,368 - $149,478
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)	$67,924 - $151,472
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science (CS)	$66,977 - $156,302
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	$82,434 - $295,722

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Company Locations for Google, Inc.

Popular Google, Inc. Locations

Company Locations By Popularity

1. Mountain View, California

2. San Francisco, California

3. New York, New York

4. San Jose, California

5. Seattle, Washington

6. Chicago, Illinois

7. Palo Alto, California

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FAQs on Salaries for Google, Inc. Jobs

Google Company Salary Data

Employee compensation data for Google shows that software engineers at Google receive a median salary of around $88,000. That's about $5,000 less than the median salary for this position at one of their competitors, Yahoo! Inc. Although Yahoo has a higher employee salary for software engineers, this trend changes when comparing employee compensation for senior level software engineers. Employees in this upper level position at Google have a median salary of around $120,000, while the median salary at Yahoo is around $116,000. To compare company salary data at another Google competitor, see PayScale's report on Employee Compensation at Microsoft.

One factor affecting employee salaries at all companies is experience level. When researching median Google Salaries by Years of Experience you can see that the median salary for people with less than one year of experience is about $78,000. After twenty years or more at Google, employees earn a median salary of around $139,000. Annual bonuses also tend to increase over time, as shown in the chart measuring median Bonuses at Google by years of experience. Other benefits that enhance employee compensation at Google include a 401(k), stock options, gym membership and more. See which benefits employees value most by viewing the chart on Popular Benefits at Google.

Cost of Living for Google Employees

Google has offices around the globe, but many employees work at the headquarters located in Mountain View, California, just outside of San Jose and San Francisco. The Cost of Living in San Jose is 55 percent higher than the national average, with a cost of housing at 140 percent above the national average. Finding affordable housing in the Bay Area can be a challenge, but using public transportation can help reduce transportation costs. The company data on Commute Times for Google Employees shows that those who live in Mountain View have an average commute time of about 25 minutes. That's significantly shorter than the average commute times shown for other Google locations, including San Francisco, Chicago and Los Angeles.