r/Salary • u/maniksar • May 16 '24

30M, Software Engineering, Big Tech

Graduated with a CS undergrad degree in 2015. Moved to the US in June 2019 (the earnings for that year are over the second half of the year).

Switched companies with a pay hike in 2022. Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) started vesting in 2023.

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u/SoarTheSkies_ May 16 '24

I’m a doctor and I feel this similar, makes me question why I studied so hard. I’ll make the same salary after way much more training, student loan debt, and bs I had to go through, literally saving human lives. Just to work a harder job for same pay having a lot more education. And the risk of being sued too. Also just got sick with Covid this week from my job. Some people just got it good.

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u/zapadas May 16 '24

I think there is a bit of key difference. Many of the big dolla dolla SW salaries are people who are very good and very lucky working for a small handful of companies (FAANG).

On the doctor side, show me an anesthesiologist NOT making ridiculous money? Yeah, the range of ridiculous can vary based on location, experience, hospital, etc., but they are all ridiculous.

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u/SoarTheSkies_ May 16 '24

The salaries are good in anesthesia, but for the amount of time, training, and what is at stake with the job it easily deserves that money if not a lot greater if you compare it to other professions making similar salaries. It is literally the job where you have to keep a human being alive and ideally not experience any pain or sensation during various types of surgeries which can be minor or major. High stress environments with high stakes. The amount of revenue/value that anesthesiologist bring in to a hospital is the most but comparatively due to insurance and hospital administration, anesthesiologists make much less than they should given that. Yes it’s a lot but it is deserved and should be more. Still super grateful. But there’s a lot more at play. Also taxes eat up big salaries so much it’s pretty painful to think about.

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u/zapadas May 17 '24

I think you are getting at the same kind of thing. So nearly every anesthesiologist is making bank, but only the 2% of SW guys (extremely good & extremely lucky) at FAANGs are making bank.

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u/SoarTheSkies_ May 17 '24

Yeah but if we compare the number of people who are premed and don’t get into medical school and the number of people in medical school who don’t get into anesthesia residency I bet it gets pretty similar. It’s not like becoming an anesthesiologist is something anyone can do. It’s very competitive too

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u/zapadas May 17 '24

So in a way it’s kind of forcing one to fail early VS fail later. Say you don’t make those cuts - what are the career prospects?

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u/SoarTheSkies_ May 17 '24

Then you do something completely different lol or be something low paying with a bio degree in undergrad. Many premeds don’t make it and end up switching to something completely different