2-year Google Facebook Software Engineer Salary Progression (full figures)

[@clem]

Yes, *_another_* Google / Facebook video-I swear I'm not sponsored by them! I hope you all appreciate the transparency in this video!

[@ThatBigGuyAl]

Clement, I'm worried that if I apply to these FANG companies and get hired, I'll realize that I was way in over my head. That once I sit down to do the actual work, I'll have no idea what I'm doing -- essentially, be found out as an impostor. Did you have this fear when you got hired at Google? You seem very confident.

[@ebentee]

how do you spend your money?

[@techfirsttamil]

Yes you are big thumbs up Clement 🥰

[@TheOfficailTribe]

great video

[@realmarciomarinho]

Hey Clément, dumb question... Why did you quit Facebook? I understand you quit Google for Facebook, but after Facebook?

[@jfk-yb2vh]

No click-bait, no bullshit, 100% quality and helpful content! Thank you Clement, and before you say it, destroyed the like button

[@clem]

No nonsense, no bullshit, 100% quality and supportive comment! Thank you; I genuinely appreciate it so much!

[@xianbalderrama]

No clickbait like TechLead lul. Nice work Clement my favorite channel!

[@harispapadopoulos4295]

Clement is more transparent than the air, change my mind

[@clem]

So transparent that you can't distinguish him from the wall behind him-change my mind.

[@TikiHorea]

@@clem you are pretty pasty, yeah (heart).

[@bighendrix5696]

Bruh even the Chinese Government is more transparent than the air... at least more transparent than the smoke-filled air in Australia right now smh

[@iammars142]

Los Angeles air or Alaska air tho?

[@gio4690]

Why are you tagging clement? Did he comment? Cant see

[@thekewlwaffle]

Crazy to think a 23-25 year old, a couple years after college (or bootcamp), could be making as much as a damn surgeon. You're a real one for how honest all your videos are, much appreciated!

[@theAppleWizz]

yeah but you need to keep in mind that most people in tech make around $75K to $150K base pay and thats it. This is top top top tech companies

[@beasttron]

He also went to an IVY league college where he majored in math, and speaks more than one language its safe to say he's in the upper echelon of people working in software.

[@theAppleWizz]

@@beasttron I know the math thing but what school did he go to?

[@jason_v12345]

A surgeon in Mountain View makes considerably more than this.

[@XxAlex530xX]

I’m not sure how many surgeons make but I work for a dentist and he makes easily 200k a year possible more but either way they both make tons of money. I’m currently studying to become a Dentist hope I make it!

[@rahulsinghal9046]

I needed the whitest background for my presentation. I used color picker on Clement's face.

[@clem]

😂😂😂Jesus that made me laugh!

[@jeffhsipepi]

Clément, thanks for the transparency in this video, super helpful for those going after roles at Google and Facebook. And just so everyone is aware, Google now does a 33% 33% 22% 12% stock distribution model and they also model it off of a total cash number, no longer share amounts.

[@alestrup789]

14:40 Thank me later - saved you 14minutes

[@TheChalkyShow]

Alexander Strarup GOAT

[@brooksgunn5235]

I have nothing of value, but please accept my thanks bro 👌😩

[@alestrup789]

@@TheChalkyShow Go over and trip?

[@farlopote7330]

@superjoint Is so much worth it to see the whole video

[@withzhen]

Thx

[@marykslong]

This is definitely helpful to consider pay transparency. I am in a similar boat as a mathematician / cs grad from Drexel working in software engineering. I started working there in Pennsylvania before moving west to San Francisco Bay Area, California. I am now interviewing at Google in NYC. Thanks for sharing your perspective, Clement.

[@pemcodegame4918]

This is actually kind of depressing to watch as a software engineer in my late 30s that took 12+ years to get 200k total compensation. And on top of that, I had some personal life tragedies that caused severe financial problems. So watching this video makes me feel like I'm 12+ years behind my peers. Though anyone reading this who is not inspired, bear in mind Clement is an extreme outlier. Most software engineers in the USA, even at large tech companies in higher salary locations, do not earn 348k within 2 years after their CS BS.

[@jason_v12345]

You have to adjust for cost of living. The bay area is double or triple that of other areas.

[@VY-zt3ph]

Bro u are right. Clement is very smart.

[@LegitosaurusRex]

@@jason_v12345 Cost of living is a drop in the bucket when you're talking about a $348k salary. Even if we're really generous and say he's spending an EXTRA $50k a year due to CoL, it's still waaaayy more than almost everyone else in other areas are making.

[@colorfulcodes]

Definitely don't compare. Life happens to many of us. You are still in the top 10% of the country.

[@LegitosaurusRex]

@@colorfulcodes "You are still in the top 10% of the country." You said not to compare, then made a comparison 7 words later, lol.

[@GoncaloGuitarist]

You are indeed the most transparent, without 💩 guy that I've ever seen. Thank you for existing! 👊

[@TheNexCat]

The world is a crazy place to live. Life is so different. I started to work back in 2016 as a Junior Java engineer in my hometown in middle Asia, and my annual salary was around 3500 USD. Glad that Clement has made it, but I understand that I (and many other people) just didn't win in the lottery of being born in the right place. Gladly that I moved from there and have good compensation.

[@MadridIsta7]

Thanks man!! I really appreciate you for being this transparant. There is nothing wrong with sharing this information with others. We should consider this to be a normal thing

[@rick-kv1gl]

i did take the advice, smashed it with full FORCE, now i have dead pixels on my screen :))) Not regretting it.

[@NgolaNalane]

You're a living legend man. Thanks for the effort that you put into your videos.

[@lethal_jake2187]

I'm an SE2 in Seattle 3 years into the field. And this is very impressive salary progression. Not the norm.

[@luccasrock]

Sheesh 14:45 made me rethink my whole life. Graduating with a business degree in May and my first year (doing sales training program) I’ll be making about 50k. Kids, research your career path. Put in the work in high school and college. TRUST me.

[@jtpacilio123]

And im here struggling to get an extra dollar per hour after being with a company for a year..

[@VerTicaLsProductions]

I got 50 cents and a $200 bonus..... Woo!

[@travelhungry1019]

Time to get motivated and go back to school or a technical school!!!

[@hil449]

Its crazy to think about that in 3 years you were making more than a doctor. Awesome and inspiring

[@CreeperFace75]

Never saw someone be this transparent with salary. Great video and very informative!!

[@MrMoeFishly]

Dude. Clément. Your videos have been such a huge help to me, mentally. I only recently applied to coding bootcamps in NYC and like you, it seemed totally out of left field. But it was, and is, something that I really enjoy, and the choice made sense. These days I'm coding nonstop, even though the bootcamp hasn't started yet. After watching your "How I Learned to Code in 6 months" video, I knew I was on the right track. Thanks so much for being so transparent. Seriously! If you have any advice for someone going to a NYC bootcamp I would LOVE to strike up a conversation. Please feel free to PM me. Peace, brother ✌️

[@harshitsharma1391]

I have never seen a guy more transparent than Clement. Thank you so much for your videos!!

[@BigFatSandwitch]

I don't think anyone did anything like this before. This is information at another level. I don't think u r planning on going back to google anytime soon

[@stingray52]

Where's Clement in the video? All I saw was a picture of a white wall.

[@Javssoccer]

This is a great video Clement, thank you for your transparency! I'm at the year 1 phase in my career and couldn't be more excited!

[@clem]

Glad you enjoyed it, and that's awesome to hear! Keep that excitement; it'll get you far!

[@taoyinghuang1439]

Yes, I subscribed for your cool transparency and courage

[@Tigerhawk1337]

Thank you very much for this, especially for showing the actual offers.

[@gaurav45098]

Hey Clement, This is reallly a transparent explanation of salaries of tech companies. Very much impressed by your energy. Thank you so much Clement for this 🙏🙏

[@danielkong3693]

Thank you for your transparency! You are awesome!

[@sanchitratra131]

Thank you so much for inspiring me, i currently have zero knowledge of coding.

[@s98ks22]

Thanks for the being super-transparent! Very helpful!

[@jdiwkall]

those are astronomical salaries for a software engineer

[@johndoeburger3222]

Also not the norm. I have worked for ten years as an engineer. I worked for two years at Microsoft and over two years at Facebook. I made $150k and about $200k in total compensation. Nobody I knew made that much.

[@hiphopstudio5692]

@@johndoeburger3222 thats new york salaries bruh

[@imabeastyaok]

Clement flexing his ivy league math degree in this video lol

[@solomoon4784]

he degree is in economics :)

[@manueltumino8886]

Thanks man, I'm gonna use that for my salary negotiation as a social worker...

[@ArifRahman-nb3ff]

Thank you clement for always sharing the vital info with the world as transparent as possible. Really appreciate that.

[@roccodipietro8302]

We want an AlgoExpert Software Engineer Salary Progression! ;)

[@lardosian]

This is depressing! Here in Ireland today I was a sent a spec for a startup fullstack position offering 24k.

[@carpettunnel8837]

How is it depressing? More like the startup position you mention is depressing from a compensation perspective.

[@lardosian]

@@carpettunnel8837 Yes I mean the position, good luck to this guy.

[@harold3802]

Wow, do you have a cs degree/related? Lowest I’ve heard usually is around €33k for new grads, depending some get significantly higher

[@kibskibs498]

Christian Paesante you are aware that even 130k for a single person in NYC makes you instantly upper middle class... 270 makes you near upper class

[@sjamr10]

Nobody: Clément: What's up everybody, how's it going?

[@محمد-م5ث1ش]

I really love your transparency!

[@naveenperpaga1821]

Your Transperancy is on th whole another level..First time someone has shared this..You are amazing..:)

[@georgesmith9178]

Thanks for the transparency, Clement.

[@rstudioworks]

Love AlgoExpert! Really helped me prep for tech interview

[@TheWunder]

did you get job?

[@rstudioworks]

@@TheWunder Almost... I didn't do very well on the final stages

[@SatnamSingh-cm2vt]

Is it worth? Are the video solutions good enough?

[@rstudioworks]

@@SatnamSingh-cm2vt yeah I really liked it

[@SatnamSingh-cm2vt]

Rstudioworks thanks bro..

[@ScareCrow73]

Wow, just wow. I have been a network engineer for a while now, and my salary isn't anywhere near this. It looks like it's time for a change in careers.

[@A2Kaid]

Don't be a bonehead this these salaries are reserved for top tier professionals in software engineering.

[@rajsaroj4696]

Just out of curiosity, what to do with these first salaries like investments, home, materialistic stuff 😅 please make another video on that.

[@aniknagato]

I was just going to ask the same question.

[@shnerdz]

probably reinvested into algoexpert

[@ObinnaWGMI]

Cost of living

[@namelesslamp12]

go buy real state while is it building always avoid credits

[@engineerhealthyself]

Pay rent

[@NirmalSilwal]

Let me smash that like button with utmost respect. Love from Nepal 🔥

[@GyaneshISHU]

Clement is so transparent that we cannot see him even after pollution has reduced

[@yhwhyhwh8197]

i have never watched a video like this one before, very informative thank you...

[@TheSolderingGuy007]

You left out the most important part in any salary discussions. Which area are you in ????

[@taku6157]

Absolutely smashed the like button😊

[@anmoltiwari233]

Bro, that's enough i know you are replying all the comments, so why don't i ask you my favourite question " HOW DID YOU ABLE TO LEARN ALL THE THINGS EFFICIENTLY!" And that is not easy to increase your salary as that much in that time in google and facebook.

[@southoceann]

*WERE

[@howidoitwillruin]

Super transparent thank you, all hero’s don’t wear capes

[@onoff314]

Would be really interesting to see what the same skilled developers earn in India for the same positions. US devs are extremely well paid. $350,000 for a senior developer is about 3x the average for most western countires. Insane

[@tomharris2371]

Keep in mind, he is on the West Coast of the US where $350k is about 3x a senior dev in the middle of the US.

[@aswink1505]

You’re very inspiring and very nice guy. Thanks for your videos.

[@Calcific9]

Software engineering .. Computer science major or computer science engineering major?

[@Dilling0]

computer [science] engineering

[@milesroyer172]

Math, jk

[@bosteador]

Engineering. A lot more fun with the electronics projects.

[@gregclarkreasons]

Your bonus in 2019 was more than I made in the year of 2019. ...which is exactly why I'm now studying web development. May have an interview soon, thanks to a friend's reference.. please keep me in your prayers, yall.

[@ahmedafify7555]

Love your vids! Please do a salary vs cost of living videos to give us a better picture when choosing where to work.

[@Loopyengineeringco]

You dont need to be a software engineer to work out your Google pay, but it sure does help! Great video :-)

[@radu.romaniuc]

Thank you so much for these videos!! They are very helpful!

[@sahandsanaei3086]

fantastic transparency!

[@fear_less_2020]

Sorry this is really off-topic and might sound very weird but I love your voice and the way you pronounce words. Obviously, I subscribed to your channel and always hit the Like button on your videos but not (just) because of your voice..it's the immensely helpful content that you create, that's why I like your videos. Thanks~~

[@pedramkarimipour1179]

Thank you so much for sharing this valuable information with us 🙏

[@johnyiu7605]

I want to envy you for your salary, but I appreciate your transparency so much that I somehow feel happy for you for your high salary.(though not really happy still) Really good job :) Thanks for your sharing

[@muhammaddarr7355]

Great content. I am really considering making a career switch. Thanks for the great content!

[@oscarcastanedahernandez2003]

Thanks @Clément!! Great content!

[@RajniSharma-ly8te]

Stay happy Clement. I pray for you happiness to the almighty coz you are such a help. I love your work. Thanks

[@maxnix9256]

You have to think outside the box. Painting the wall in another color solves the problem as well ;-)

[@michaelhuis]

Are you going to make a video about why you left Facebook?

[@kevinvandijk4083]

in the netherlands: 1st year: 50, 2nd year: 55, 3rd year: 60

[@shriduttkothari]

It's hell lot of money💰.. stay safe bro!! Love your videos ❤️

[@terminator490]

Can I ask how much often Apple increases salary and equity?? Because I can't find any information about Apple in web.

[@Emotioneler]

Damn, I barely make more than your last Google bonus and that's already considered a high pay ( Belgium).

[@hafidhfinandriyanto7657]

thank you for being so transparent, very nice :)

[@alicebobson2868]

You should make a video on just cards, I’d watch that for the entire day

[@clem]

Sounds like I have to add that to my future-video list!

[@shawnandrews329]

Two thumbs up Clem!!!👍👍 Thanks for sharing your compensation. SO valuable for people to know what they're worth and what compensation they should expect. Keep up the great work!!!

[@karanvadhan5040]

Hey Clement, I did what you asked of "getting angry and smashing the like button." but, I broke my screen in the process. please help.

[@cyph3r541]

How did the tax brackets affect you and what was your motivation to leave FB when they were potentially gonna pay you like $350k lol? How far did your salaries take you while living in NYC and did you face any financial/personal challenges while there? Great video btw Clement!

[@eformance]

Why were you considered an exempt employee? Most companies have deferred to the standard that only management is considered exempt. I guess it depends on what state you live in, but companies headquartered in California generally follow the management-exempt, workers-non-exempt rule because then they don't need different rules for each state.

[@robertwilsoniii2048]

I'm trying to figure out if the money facebook makes is ethical or not. Basically just farming people's personal information in exchange for a messenger and photo sharing (both features available on other private platforms). It starts to make you wonder... should facebook exist in the first place? Or should we celebrate high paying jobs from simple messaging and photo sharing features... I'm torn in between there somewhere.

[@liam1902]

Coming from a Software Engineer, every application you use is tracking your data, behavior, etc and storing it so that it can be further analyzed for patterns especially when it involves showing advertisements or influencing the user to do something (sometimes for legal purposes it's desensitized but other times your account is usually associated with a unique ID). Whether it's a tech giant or a random company, they are all doing it because data itself is usually always more important than a customer using a new feature. Also, Meta owns Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Oculus, and so much more. Google owns Google, KZbin, Android, Nest, and so much more. Apple owns the entire Apple ecosystem so iPhones, Macbooks, etc. Microsoft owns LinkedIn, Skype, GitHub, Office, and so much more. If you want to question the morality/ethicality of these companies, then you pretty much need to abandon the internet since every click is being tracked by someone.

[@tito24867]

I graduated from two college and I don't know anyone working in any of these company

[@kelbiekelbie909]

Hi Clement, can you create a discord where we can chat about algorithms, Big N, coding competitions, etc?

[@MattAero]

Why don’t people stay in FAANG (maang) or tech in general, as software engineers specifically, for extended amounts of time?

[@McFlashh]

I wondered this too, it's the best job to have by a distance. Great pay, work environment and hours. Compare this to investment bankers who have to work 80-100 hours a week, complete corporate slaves. I think the reason may be that FAANG companies always fire employees on a regular basis.

[@Warpgatez]

I would like to know how much the standard of living was in those areas compared to that salary. Like living in those areas was housing through the roof? Benefits? Transportation. Etc...

[@nagyzoli]

Wow, totally astronomical. In my country 1000-1500 euro / month is considered good salary (so about 12000-15000 euro / year). 2000/month is very good

[@subarashi516]

which country]

[@nagyzoli]

@@subarashi516 Romania

[@CraigMine]

@@nagyzoli lol you can't compare that because rent and food is also cheaper

[@nagyzoli]

@@CraigMine True, but they are not THAT cheaper. About 1:4 or 1:5 ratio, most likely 1:4. Normal, 2 rooms + kitchen apartment goes around 200-300 euro (around 300 $) per month. 1 kg of pork steak is about 10-12 $. 1 liter (no idea about gallon) of benzin (I think you call it gasoline) si 1.2 euro (around 1.5 $)

[@mitchellirvin5889]

The Facebook bonus was semi-annual (10%), so totaled 20% annually. (5% more than GOOG). Worth noting!

[@carrie5960]

Thanks for the info sharing. Very helpful

[@thetruthsayer8347]

Was your job at Facebook harder? Was it more stressful? Why did you leave?

[@izio4408]

Video starts at 2:40

[@TheRealTrucido]

Anyone would be happy with year 0 salary. As its 3.5x the average wage in USA.

[@kevinsong9078]

You deserve way more recognition. These are really high quality videos. I'm a CSE student in college and hopefully all the hard work will pay off🙏🏼 l

[@j.pesquera]

It will pay off, but not like this kid. Don't get your hopes up, this kid is an extreme outlier in terms of salaries.

[@UzairKhan-pr8mv]

We love these kind of vids😘 keep up the good work!!❤😊

[@clem]

Thanks!

[@IanasAlexandruCornel]

I smashed that like button!

[@hasankhan5521]

If the shares were vested doesnt that mean you didnt recieve them after you left? so no stocks for the third and fourth year grants

[@laetussanta]

have you ever regretted leaving facebook? it is true that now you have more time for your company, but the progression of income on google / facebook could increase strongly, while your company could perhaps even be managed by third parties with equal or maybe even better results, do not you think?

[@FrancoMunizAR]

Earning money with your own business and growing it gives you a greater satisfaction than working at someone else's, even if they pay you way more money. That's the case for many people, including Clement I guess.

[@laetussanta]

@@FrancoMunizAR yes but in many cases you can do both

[@jasonRhawt]

Think about how much the ceo makes or the chairman x10000 your salary

[@FrontLineXDS]

Clement, do you recommend Fullstack Academy? Or should I just go for the self taught route? Do you believe they can have similar trajectories?

[@kyledass7162]

I heard of them and I also wanna know the answer

[@jeanbaptisteasong1625]

Do self thought first then if you think you like to be around people who are doing the same thing and on the same boat as you with no experience like you, and you like to be motivated by people then do the in person coding bootcamp. I will recommend Flatiron School. That's one of my top choice am planning to go. Also check out "per Scholas" they teach Software Engineer and it's free of tuition. You don't have to pay anything. They have different locations. Check which location is closer to you that offers Software Engineer. And they guarantee you a job. This is my number one choice.

[@user-zj6iz1rl8d]

im trying to going too uni for programming then i hope i can take a bachlor.

[@LLyrik09]

It's amazing I'm curious though In your opinion what level of math do u believe a newbie would have to be at in order to work as a software engineer?

[@dhowto3005]

Transparent is very accurate! Thanks!

[@qngdt]

Great video as always. While this might be typical but I would like to see your view of tech trends in 2020 !

[@chibikeechendu5423]

I almost feel bad for getting this content for free. thank you clem!

[@clem]

Don't feel bad! Just smash the like button! 😏

[@wilberthernandez7887]

Great video! What do you guys think salaries for professionals in the tech industry and particularly in FAANG going to look like in the next few decades? Thanks for your input.