> A software engineer at Google earns, on average, $127k per year [1]. We multiply that by 1.4 [2] to obtain a cost per employee of $177k.
That ignores RSUs, signing bonus, and other bonuses, which make up the majority of the compensation package for senior engineers.
Even at entry level, total comp (ignoring insurance, cost of office space, free food, and other things that aren't directly paid to the employee) is over $127k/yr. A baseline new grad offer last fall included $180k of stock, or $45k/yr, on top of a six figure salary plus a $50k signing bonus. This probably goes without saying, but new grad offers can go significantly higher if the new grad has strong competing offers, and senior offers start out even higher and have a much larger range.
That ignores RSUs, signing bonus, and other bonuses, which make up the majority of the compensation package for senior engineers.
Even at entry level, total comp (ignoring insurance, cost of office space, free food, and other things that aren't directly paid to the employee) is over $127k/yr. A baseline new grad offer last fall included $180k of stock, or $45k/yr, on top of a six figure salary plus a $50k signing bonus. This probably goes without saying, but new grad offers can go significantly higher if the new grad has strong competing offers, and senior offers start out even higher and have a much larger range.