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2017 STATE OF GLOBAL TECH SALARIES

Insights into technology workers' salaries and the hiring market

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2017 State of Global Tech Salaries

TABLE OF CONTENTS

A Global Look at Tech Salaries

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The State of Salaries for Product Managers

& Data Scientists

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The State of Bias

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OVERVIEW

For the second year in a row, Hired has tapped into its data to reveal insights into technology workers' salaries and the hiring market more generally. Because Hired facilitates the job searching process from the initial interview request all the way to the final job offer, we have unprecedented visibility into salaries across a variety of positions and companies. Most of the tools available to companies and job seekers are flawed and inaccurate. Salary calculators don't account for company size, years of candidate experience or location, while many job sites are based on anonymous, selfreported data which can vary widely in accuracy. Hired's data, on the other hand, is based on actual job offers made to real people.

This second edition of our Global State of Tech Salaries report is part of our larger effort to bring more transparency to the hiring process and provide an inside look at the compensation landscape for tech workers. As a result of our recent expansion into France, Australia and Singapore, we now have

access to salary information in 16 of the world's biggest tech markets, and have broadened this year's report to reflect our truly global reach. Moreover, we recently began collecting voluntary demographic data from candidates on our platform, which allows us to analyze how race, age and bias can impact one's salary.

Hired's data is based on actual job offers made to real people

Ultimately, we want to empower candidates to understand their market value based on their skills and experience so that they can approach the job searching process armed with information. We also want to help companies recruit and hire with insight.

We believe this transparency benefits everyone, so that individuals can find jobs they love and companies can attract the individuals who will drive their businesses forward.

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2017 State of Global Tech Salaries

A Global Look at Tech Salaries

Globally, software engineers tend to draw significantly smaller salaries than their U.S.-based counterparts. While there are many factors that contribute to this, one of the most likely causes is that the United States' tech market is the most mature, which ultimately leads to higher salaries.

2016 AVERAGE SOFTWARE ENGINEER SALARY BY MARKET

North America

SEATTLE $126K

SF BAY AREA $134K

LOS ANGELES $117K

SAN DIEGO $112K

CHICAGO $108K

DENVER $112K

TORONTO $74K

(C A D $ 97 K )

BOSTON $116K

NEW YORK $120K

WASHINGTON D.C. $111K

AUSTIN $110K

Asia-Pacific

SINGAPORE $61K (S$83K)

Europe

LONDON $73K (?56K)

MELBOURNE $83K

(A$107K)

SYDNEY $81K (A$105K)

PARIS $55K ( 4 9 K )

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2017 State of Global Tech Salaries

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