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		blinkingdot on June 23, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Employees That Stay In Companies Longer Get Paid L... They pay significantly more. Microsoft is another that pays a lot, especially to poach from those three. It is not uncommon for a very good engineer with 5+ years experience to earn above $400K / year (total = base + bonus (if issued) + stocks).

CmonDev on June 23, 2014 | [–]

But only in US.

collyw on June 23, 2014 | | [–]

This is what I am thinking. I get a fraction of that in Spain, and I am towards the top end of the scale.

bmjunk on June 23, 2014 | [–]

My ass

blinkingdot on June 24, 2014 | [–]

Here's a recent, public example that I can recall.

financialsamurai.com/who-are-the-top-1-income-earners/

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