Articles about pay

With sweeping pay increase, Microsoft attempts to retain talent in competitive tech job market

Microsoft’s plan to significantly boost merit-based raises and stock-based compensation for its employees and middle managers shows just how challenging… Read More

Here’s how much T-Mobile execs stand to earn following CEO John Legere’s departure

T-Mobile’s bold, attention-grabbing CEO John Legere is out, and he’s handing the reins to the longtime heir apparent, Mike Sievert.… Read More

Nice raise: New report shows Seattle tech salaries average $138K, trailing only Bay Area

Tech salaries just keep going up in Seattle, with the average pay jumping from $125,000 in 2015 to $138,000 today.… Read More

See which Seattle tech company earned a spot on this map showing every state’s highest payer

Nothing quite like hovering your computer mouse over a digital map of the United States to get a better sense… Read More

Washington state passes gender pay equity bill with support from tech industry … for the most part

Seizing on a historic moment for women challenging discrimination in the workplace, Washington state’s legislature passed the Equal Pay Opportunity… 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

Seattle gender pay gap is wider among more educated workers, pointing to equity issues in tech

A new study from Seattle civic data startup LiveStories reveals that the gender pay gap in its hometown is significantly… Read More

Gender pay gap much smaller at tech companies with more female execs, study finds

Tech companies with more women in leadership enjoy some unexpected perks. In addition to improving salary equity among men and… Read More

Study: Seattle region has one of the biggest gender wage gaps in the U.S., with women earning 78.6 cents on the dollar

Women working in King County make 78.6 cents for every dollar their male counterparts earn, according to a new study… 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

Microsoft joins Amazon in claiming gender pay equity — but the numbers don’t tell the whole story

April 12 is Equal Pay Day, a date chosen because it represents the additional days a typical woman would have… 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

Here’s what the pay gap really looks like: Glassdoor reveals new insights on gender bias and tech jobs

Women make 76 cents for every dollar men earn. This frequently cited statistic points to a galling discrimination problem in… Read More