Google salaries revealed: how much the search giant pays software engineers and other key roles amid the AI boom

Google and Alphabet chief Sundar Pichai is one of the tech industry's highest-paid CEOs.CAMILLE COHEN/AFP via Getty ImagesGoogle has recently changed its compensation processes to underscore high performance.Federal filings reveal how much it pays engineers, product managers, and other key roles.As the AI talent wars rage on, software engineers can take home salaries like $340,000.As the AI talent wars rage on, Google and other tech giants are shelling out top dollar to lure top talent.Google has long been revered within Silicon Valley for its generous compensation packages, and its DeepMind unit even resorted to aggressive noncompetes in the UK.At the same time, Google has made changes to its compensation processes in recent months as others in the tech industry — like Meta and Microsoft — have sought to weed out low performers.In April, the search giant changed the way it ranked employees in their yearly performance reviews. Its head of compensation told staff in a memo that "high performance is more important than ever," Business Insider previously reported.While Google keeps salary data confidential, publicly available work-visa data can provide a glimpse into how much it pays for certain roles. The figures are derived from filings all companies submit to the Labor Department to obtain work visas for foreign workers.Google employs thousands of software engineers through this process, and according to the data, they can command salaries as high as $340,000.It's worth noting that these figures only reflect salaries and don't account for the equity or bonuses that Google employees also receive.In 2023, Business Insider obtained an internal spreadsheet where thousands of Googlers self-reported their 2022 pay, including some equity and bonus data. Despite the relatively high sums, many said they still felt underpaid.Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.Here's what Google is paying across key roles, based on roughly 6,800 applications from the first quarter of 2025.Business and analyst roles: Financial analysts can make over $200,000Account Manager: $85,500 to $166,000Business Systems Analyst: $141,000 to $201,885Financial Analyst: $102,000 to $225,230Search Quality Analyst: $120,000 to $235,000Engineering roles: Google software engineers can take home as much as $340,000Software engineers at Google-owned Waymo can get paid between $150,000 and $282,000.ReutersApplication Engineer: $138,000 to $199,000Customer Engineer: $85,009.60 to $228,000Customer Solutions Engineer: $108,000 to $228,000Data Engineer: $111,000 to $175,000Electrical Engineer: $119,000 to $203,000Hardware Engineer: $130,000 to $284,000Network Engineer: $108,000 to $195,000Research Engineer: $153,000 to $265,000Security Engineer: $97,000 to $233,000Senior Software Engineer: $187,000 to $253,000Silicon Design Verification Engineer: $126,000 to $207,050Silicon Engineer: $146,000 to $252,000Silicon Generalist: $144,000 to $223,000Software Engineer: $109,180 to $340,000Software Engineer (Waymo): $150,000 to $282,000Software Engineer Manager: $199,000 to $316,000Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer: $133,000 to $258,000Staff Software Engineer: $220,000 to $323,000Scientist roles: A research scientist can make as much as $303,000Data Scientist: $133,000 to $260,000Research Scientist: $155,000 to $303,000Managing roles: Google's highest-paid product managers can make as much as $280,000Product Manager: $136,000 to $280,000Program Manager: $125,000 to $236,000Technical Program Manager: $116,000 to $270,000Consulting roles: A solutions consultant can make as much as $282,000Solutions Consultant: $100,000 to $282,000Technical Solutions Consultant: $110,000 to $253,000Design roles: A UX designer at Google can pocket as much as $230,000UX Designer: $124,000 to $230,000UX Researcher: $124,000 to $224,000Read the original article on Business Insider

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