Title: To people who work at Amazon, how much do you make? I work at Amazon, and my pay is below.<p>Discussing pay is awkward, so most people don&#x27;t. But this creates an imbalance of power in salary talks. A person I trust who was recently promoted was offered in the range of $55K for their new role. However, I know of one or two people who were hired into the same role from outside the company who apparently started at $70K+.<p>I suspect that internal candidates have less leverage in pay negotiations than do external hires. I think most people probably won&#x27;t decline a promotion, even if the raise is weak, because the alternative is no promotion and no raise. Transparency corrects this imbalance.<p>Me:<p>Position: Developer (not classified as SDE, do not manage ppl)
Tenure: 2 years
Job Level: 5
Base Pay: $73,000
Signing Bonus: $25k Year 1, $21k Year 2
2016 Stock Vest: 104 shares
LY Review Score: Exceeds
LY Pay Increase: 4%, plus 35 shares of AMZN
Most Recent Promotion Increase&#x2F;Stock Grant: N&#x2F;A - no promotions
Gender: M
Native English Speaker: Yes<p>If you&#x27;re wondering about Native English Speaker, I included it because I think it might be interesting.<p>I&#x27;m not aware of any Amazon policy which prohibits sharing one&#x27;s own compensation, but I still made a throwaway. A shift of power is never welcomed by those whose authority is diminished.[2]<p>To non-Amazonians, perhaps you could start an &quot;Ask HN: How much do you make at XYZ&quot; for your own employer so you and your coworkers can share the same thing. Comparing compensation for different companies could also be interesting.<p>[0] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;High-Tech_Employee_Antitrust_Litigation<p>[1] That isn&#x27;t to suggest that I suspect Amazon of taking part in any illegal activity. I don&#x27;t believe Bezos would even entertain the idea. I like Amazon, and overall I&#x27;m happy here. What I want is a more fair salary negotiation process.<p>[2] http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.brainyquote.com&#x2F;quotes&#x2F;quotes&#x2F;f&#x2F;frederickd134371.html
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