of California wage transparency law It officially came into force on January 1, forcing companies to disclose the salaries they pay to their employees. So the veil is lifted from the mystery behind the cash flowing through some of Silicon Valley’s biggest companies.
Last September, California Governor Gavin Newsom officially signed it Senate Bill 1162 A law requiring California companies with more than 15 employees to list the position’s salary in job postings. Likewise, existing employees can request the salary schedule of their position from the company.
New York City passed a similar fee transparency law earlier this year only minor hiccupsand New York State also signed on statewide payment transparency law. According to Gov. Newsom, Senate Bill 1162 was designed specifically to address the gender pay gap, but an unintended side effect of the state’s transparency law is now shedding light on how much some of the world’s largest technology companies pay their employees.
Gizmodo took a look at three random job postings from each Meta, appleand Tesla to find out how much these companies pay for different positions. Although most job posting sites offer salary estimates, these salary ranges are more accurate than straight from the horse’s mouth.
California based jobs in Meta to pay:
- Software Engineer (Leadership) – Product 12+ years of programming experience in Meta and 8+ years of experience with web or mobile technologies required: $205-$281,000 per year;
- Data Scientist, Machine Learning Facebook has a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, relevant technical field or equivalent practical experience and minimum 8 years of experience (minimum 6 years with PhD): $197,000 to $269,000 per year;
- Research Scientist Intern, Computer Vision and Machine Learning for Messenger requires that an applicant either hold or be in the process of obtaining a Ph.D. and Meta says the experiment lasts 12-24 weeks: $7,313 – $10,250 per month.
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California-based jobs at Apple to pay:
- Shipping, Receiving and Postal Management requires 5+ years of experience in a fast-paced Shipping, Receiving and Mail team or similar environment: $29.04 – $43.59 per hour ($60,403.20 to $90,667.20 per year assuming a 40-hour work week for 52 weeks);
- Screen technician “generally requires a PhD”. or Master’s degree with more than 5 years of experience in relevant field: $113,500 and $207,000 per year;
- WiFi Quality Engineer is an entry-level position that requires at least two years of experience with both 802.11 protocols and Bluetooth and software quality assurance methodologies and practices, and requires only a Bachelor’s Degree: $113,500 and $171,000 per year.
California-based jobs at Tesla to pay:
- Solar care, leading roof General equipment and wiring experience along with customer service skills and a valid driver’s license required: $14.63 – $52.62 per hour (From $30,430.40 to $109,449.60 per year, assuming a 40-hour work week for 52 weeks);
- Car painter requires at least 5 years of experience in auto repair and you must be 18 years or older: $18.24 – $82.08 per hour (From $37,939.20 to $170,726.40 assuming a 40-hour work week for 52 weeks);
- Assistant Quality Engineer requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field and a willingness to travel: From $57,600 to $309,600 in the year.
Salary ranges for some positions are comically large, which probably doesn’t bode well for a potential employee if they’re offered a job at the lower end. However, this gives both the company and the job seeker room to negotiate. Each of these corporations had hundreds of jobs in California alone, and Gizmodo reviewed several more from each company. Apparently, Meta offers less entry-level positions than Apple and Tesla. Tesla, meanwhile, is leaning more toward positions that pay hourly rather than annually. And when Tesla takes a stand exists as a technology company itself the last push among investors marks it as a carmaker rather than a tech firm.