My Facebook (Meta) Salary Progression As A Software Engineer

I was first hired at Facebook in 2018 as a summer software engineering intern. I then completed a second internship in 2019 before starting full time as a software engineer in 2020. In this video, I break down my total compensation through this time, as well as how it increased as I earned salary raises, refresher stock grants, and promotions while working at Facebook.

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[ConnerArdman]

Curious why software engineers in the United States are able to make so much more than many other countries?

[blaviken_]

As an intern you earned around as much as a senior developer with 6+ years of experience does in the UK. This is insane.

[clem]

Yes, now I want to hear how you spent / invested the money! Well done on the salary progression, and I hope that your new job after Facebook has been well worth it! 😉

[jeffreywenger]

Thank you! I think it's very important and awesome of you to share this information. I once worked in India and noticed strangers casually asking each other what they did for a living and how much they made. I realized immediately that no one back in America had any idea how to negotiate for a salary because they didn't know what anyone else made, and I returned to America with a mission to do my little part in changing this cultural habit. Well done.

[KanazawaKings]

In Japan, a fresh grad engineer will make around 25, 000 USD a year. Each year they might get a 2-5% raise. That’s it. No other incentives.

[humansoftech]

You got a 25% salary raise for a promotion? That's insane, congrats!

[leebotticelli]

Looking this video from Italy, knowing the average paycheck for senior engineer, it's really hard.

Congrats to you my friend for your astonishing achievements.

[smailkoubi]

Such a motivational video that makes you work on your skills and crack that META's Interview. Thanks for the clarity !

[telfordurl]

This is mind blowing to me. Even with cost of living it's amazing how much more money people make at those silicon valley companies over some dude with an IT job in PA. He got a salary increase 4 months after starting then got a huge promotion 6 months later. Every company I worked at that would be impossible no matter what you did not to mention how much the stock options are worth.

[mariomeza]

I agree I think everyone should be open to talking about their wages. It does more harm than good with everyone keeping it to themselves

[epic__ww]

It really worked for me after I look and try some tutorials, yours is the one that worked. Owe you a lot.

[Rockardo_]

omg this makes me so much more motivated to get my work done

[FinanceWithChi]

Totally agree salary transparency is sooo important. You're doing the world a huge favor by normalizing talking about pay. I also have a video where interviewed Meta employees how much money they make. The salary info people shared kinda blew my mind.

[ericwood]

Congrats to you, especially this quickly out of college. As a UW engineering grad (MSE) and a Seattle/Bellevue resident for the past 16 years, I gotta say this huge imbalance of salary compared to other industries in the area has had a hugely negative effect on cost of living. I've worked in manufacturing in the area for the length of my career and that level of pay is only for directors and VP's of those companies. Sad to say, but the huge influx of tech jobs in my beloved WA state is what will eventually have me relocate in the very near future.

[soumyajitganguly]

that sign in bonus of 83K is more than a lot of senior dev salaries in EU

[Bcutter]

I worked at FIS (US company noted on Nasdaq, fintech stuff) branch in Sweden. After 10 years of experience as a C++ and Python dev I earned about $5000 per month lol (plus 16% pension saved in my name per month or something like that). The numbers you mention in the video are insane. Although I guess in the US expenses are absolutely ridiculous. Especially in California you pay as much taxes as we do in Sweden but you don't get free healthcare or tuition. And housing over there is insane of course. I had a $600 per month rent for a 3 room apartment.

[sriramcan]

very honest video. loved the way he gave details. California pay has always been inflated compared to rest of the US and the world. In London where I live 70k is like a very big salary and taxes are very high as well. The houses are shoe boxes and cost a fortune.

[JosPlays]

I think you should be able to talk about anything, even salary. A low salary doesn't mean anything bad. People can still be happy and that's the thing that counts. I don't need 1000's of dollars as salary when I work very little and still have money left to do some fun stuff.

[ArthurKiyanovski]

Thanks. Great video. I'd love to hear more about salary progressions in other companies.

[imastudd]

Everyone complaining about how little their geographical area and companies pay, I’m a lead technical recruiter in California. Yes, it’s true that tech giants pay a lot. However, keep in mind:
1. All other industries in the United States don’t pay this high. It’s a niche for FAANG and tech start ups to pay out, which also contributes to mass layoffs when the company under performs ie, they can only afford to when the stockholders are happy. It’s a volatile and stressful risk if you have a family to provide for.
2. Cost of living is insanely high in Northern California. You have to make $200k USD to live a decent life so it’s unrealistic to compare their salary when it costs 100x more for the same standard of living as you’re getting. If you make less than $150k there, you’re sharing a small apartment, not living alone and not close to owning a home.
3. Stop bitching, increase your value add.