Microsoft median starting pay near top of tech industry
Jun 22, 2012, 7:25 AM | Updated: 8:57 am
New Microsoft hires are near the top of the list for
highest starting pay, according to a new report from PayScale.
The median starting pay for Microsoft hires is $91,500,
according to the report spotted by
GeekWire.
That’s among the highest median starting pay compared to
other top tech companies.
Facebook’s median starting pay is around $67,900. Google’s
is at $87,500. Fellow Northwest company, Amazon.com,
starts its employees off around $73,300, says the report.
Seattle’s Morning News host Linda Thomas
is a little envious of job seekers in the market that have
the skills to lock down these positions.
“I’m just looking at this report on salaries in the tech
field, from PayScale, realizing if I only had some
knowledge in computer science that would have been a good
thing.”
Co-host Bill Radke says he’s seen the benefits of tech
employment firsthand, watching his sister cash-in on early
Amazon work.
“My sister got into Amazon pretty early, back when they
had doors for desks,” says Radke. “So she’s not going to
work today.”
The report also looks at median pay in the industry mid-
career. After 10 years employment at Amazon, employees
typically make around $120,000. At Microsoft, the median
salary mid-career is around $136,000.
By JAMIE GRISWOLD, MyNorthwest.com Editor
