According to a leaked internal spreadsheet, Google employees made an average total compensation of $279,802 (approx. ₹2.3 crore) in 2022. This puts them among the highest earning professionals in the tech industry in the United States.
The spreadsheet, accessed by Business Insider, also shows the tech giant's pay scale for various positions.
So, who earned how much annual salary at Google?
As per the spreadsheet, software engineers are the highest earners at the company, with a maximum base salary of 718,000 (approx. ₹6 crore) in 2022.
| Rank | Position | Total base salary in 2022 (approx. value when converted from USD to Rupees) |
| 1. | Software Engineer | ₹6 crore |
| 2. | Engineering Manager | ₹3.28 crore |
| 3. | Enterprise Direct Sales | ₹3.09 crore |
| 4. | Legal Corporate Counsel | ₹2.62 crore |
| 4. | Sales Strategy | ₹2.62 crore |
| 6. | UX Designer | ₹2.58 crore |
| 7. | Government Affairs and Public Policy | ₹2.56 crore |
| 8. | Research Scientist | ₹2.53 crore |
| 9. | Cloud Sales | ₹2.47 crore |
| 10. | Program Manager | ₹2.46 crore) |
These figures are for a total of 12,000 US-based workers.
Please note…
It must, however, be noted, that the data does not include salaries from other ventures of Alphabet, Google's parent organisation. Additionally, the numbers are based on information given by a select number of employees, as not all were comfortable in sharing their equity and bonus information.
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