Microsoft Employee Salaries Revealed: Here’s What They Really Earn in a Year

Have you ever considered how much people actually earn at Microsoft?  With new federal filings and SEC filing, we now have evidence that Microsoft pays six figure salaries to most of their employees even software engineers, designers, and data scientists are making serious money.  From entry-level coders to mid-level managers, and even CEO Satya Nadella, here’s a breakdown of what Microsoft employees earned in fiscal year 2024 based on more than 5,400 H-1B visa filings and official company data.

Microsoft Employee Salary Breakdown

What’s the Average Microsoft Worker Paid?

According to SEC filings submitted in December, the typical Microsoft mid-level employee received $193,744 for fiscal 2024. That’s just under $200,000 competitive but a little less than peers at Meta and Google. 

For perspective:  

• Google software engineers earn $109,180 – $340,000.
• Meta engineers can earn $120,000 – $480,000.

What About Microsoft’s CEO?

• Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella earned $79.1 million total pay for the 2024 fiscal year which is 408x the median employee compensation. Most of the pay was stock.
• Sundar Pichai is cited as a contrast at Google. Google filings indicate Sundar Pichai earned $10.7 million, or 32x the median employee compensation of $331,894.

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