Paychecks Exposed: Google, Apple, Facebook and More

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By now you've heard that Google is giving all of its employees bonuses and raising their salariesto keep them happy.

Why would anyone who has a job in this economy be UNHAPPY to work for Google?

One word.

Facebook.

Glassdoor.com, a website where people anonymously post their salaries and rate their firms, has come out with some numbers comparing Google salaries to peers in Silicon Valley.

According to their numbers, the average software engineer at Google makes $98,800 a year. That's less than a software engineer at Apple ($99,000), Yahoo ($102,000), Cisco ($106,000), and...wait for it...Facebook ($110,500).

Software Engineer Compensation Comparision

COMPANY	AVG. BASE SALARY	BONUSES
AOL	88,801	5,233
Apple	99,127	8,175
Cisco	105,720	8,529
eBay	88,916	6,773
Facebook	110,500	11,900
Google	98,814	21,364
Hewlett-Packard	85,568	5,550
Intel	87,450	8,048
Intuit	79,765	9,339
Oracle	92,479	6,000
Yahoo	101,638	6,197

Source: Glassdoor.comBased on at least 28 salary reports; 11/10/10

When you add in average annual bonuses, that same Google software engineer currently takes home a total of $120,178.

There's only one company where a software engineer makes more when you add in bonuses: Facebook, where the total averages $122,400.

As for how Google employees rate their company, they give it a score of 3.9 on a 5-point scale.

In the entire list of large Silicon Valley tech companies rated on Glassdoor — Apple, Cisco, eBay, HP, Intel, Oracle, Yahoo, etc.— only one company has a higher score among it's employees.

Wanna guess?

Yep.

Facebook, with a rating of 4.6, which Glassdoor describes as "Very Satisfied".

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