Articles about compensation

More pay for in-office work? Salary report reveals new reality for hiring managers

Going back to the office could have a meaningful perk — more pay. For jobs that can be done remotely,… Read More

Microsoft will give employees a special one-time cash award on top of annual bonuses

Microsoft told employees Tuesday that it will provide them with a special one-time cash award amounting to an additional 10%… Read More

Exec pay: New filing shows how much Amazon CEO Andy Jassy made in compensation in 2023

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s compensation for 2023 totaled $29.2 million, including his base pay, the value of shares that vested… Read More

Compensation data from Blind app shows how much public tech giants pay engineers

Blind, the anonymous social network for verified corporate employees, released new compensation data for software engineers working at Amazon, Apple,… Read More

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Pay, perks, and remote work: How layoffs and the economy are changing the tech job market

The workplace and job market are a volatile mix of variables these days, including the economy, tech layoffs, inflation, pay… Read More

The implications of a new salary disclosure law that takes effect next month in Washington state

Employers in Washington state will be required to include the minimum and maximum salary they’re willing to pay on job… Read More

Satya Nadella details Microsoft plan for ‘significant additional investment’ in employee compensation

Microsoft plans to nearly double its global budget for merit-based salary increases, and increase its range for annual stock-based compensation… Read More

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Amazon more than doubles max base pay to $350k for corporate and tech workers, citing labor market

Amazon will boost its maximum base pay to $350,000 for corporate and tech employees, from $160,000 previously, as part of… Read More

Body-camera maker Axon now lets employees bet their salaries on company growth

Axon, which makes body cameras and smart weapons, will now let its employees bet parts of their compensation on company… Read More

A warm feeling for tech hubs: Payscale maps the hottest counties in U.S. for employee pay

It might be chilly in Seattle this week, but a new interactive “heat map” from the folks at Payscale shows just… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella clears $20M in compensation following strong year for tech giant

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will make more than $20 million in total compensation, thanks to a more than $7 million bonus… Read More

PayScale makes first acquisition in history, buys compensation expert MarketPay

Seattle-based PayScale is pushing deeper into compensation analytics with the purchase of MarketPay, a 16-year-old Colorado-based company that helps companies… Read More

Top 25 highest-paying U.S. workplaces: Guess which tech companies made the new list

Technology and consulting companies dominate Glassdoor’s new annual ranking of the highest-paying workplaces in America. Twenty-four out of the 25 businesses… Read More

Amazon says its male and female employees are compensated almost equally, according to internal review

An internal review of employee compensation at Amazon has found that women and men in the same jobs at the company… Read More

Study: Top companies give more bonuses and performance-based raises

PayScale, the Seattle-based company that manages an online database of salary and compensation information, released its annual report on top companies’ attitudes… Read More

Chart: The top 25 companies for pay and benefits

People looking for high pay and good benefits are finding that working in the tech industry comes with plenty of… Read More

Facebook, Amazon staffers are the most stressed: Google, Microsoft are the best paid

Amazon.com may allow dogs in the office and offer bus passes to staffers, but it is still among the most… Read More

Ballmer memo: Microsoft plans unprecedented boost in employee compensation, simpler reviews

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer this morning signaled a broad set of changes in how the company’s employees are evaluated and… Read More