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Updated: 30 May 2012

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[-]	Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer (2)

$73,742 - $138,320

[-]	Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer (2)

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Salary	$73,812 - $129,139
Bonus	$766 - $10,864
Total Pay	$73,742 - $138,320

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Country: United States | Currency: USD | Updated: 30 May 2012 | Individuals Reporting: 16

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Key Statistics for Sun Microsystems, Inc Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 33%			Male 67%
Salary:	Not enough data			$70,198 - $150,343

Years of Experience

1-4 years

5-9 years

10-19 years

31%

20 years or more

56%

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Bachelor's Degree	$96,477 - $122,084
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	Not enough data
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)	Not enough data

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1. San Jose, California

2. San Francisco, California

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Sun Microsystems Company Salary Data

The employee salary chart above shows median salaries for various job titles at Sun Microsystems. We can see that senior software engineers have a median salary of around $118,000. In contrast, Employee Compensation Data for IBM, one of Sun Microsystems competitors, shows a median salary of around $107,000 for the same position. IBM also shows a lower median salary for IT project managers - around $94,000 compared to around $112,000 at Sun. Researching Sun Microsystems Salaries by Experience shows that employees with one to four years of experience earn a median salary of around $71,000, which is over $8,000 more than the median Employee Salary at IBM for the same level of experience. Based on this data, it appears that Sun Microsystems tends to have a higher company salary range than IBM.

Cost of Living for Sun Microsystems Employees

The headquarters for Sun Microsystems is located in Santa Clara, California, just outside of San Jose. The Cost of Living in San Jose is 55 percent higher than the national average, with a high cost of housing at 140 percent above the national average. Finding affordable housing in this area can be a challenge, but using public transportation may help reduce transportation costs. The company data on Average Commute Times for Sun Microsystems employees shows that, for most people, the average commute is around 20 to 30 minutes.