10 Things in Tech: Google salary data
Welcome back from the long weekend. We've got lots in store for you today, including the latest salary data from Google, and the Tinder Swindler's controversial Cameo gig.
Let's dive in.
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1. How much would you get paid at Google? Though the search giant doesn't make salaries publicly available, all American companies must disclose how much they intend to pay employees who are hired on a visa — so we analyzed thousands of offers Google made to visa workers to learn how much it pays for these roles. Here's what we found:
- Hardware engineers can expect to be paid between $97,600 and $262,000.
- Research scientist salaries range from $135,000 to $277,000.
- Cloud partner managers at Google can make $186,000.
- Google has a range of other unique positions, including a senior director of sustainable development, which makes $398,000.
- Our data covers salaries through all of 2021. However, these figures only represent the base salaries, not the additional stock grants that can significantly increase total compensation.
See dozens of other roles and their pay here.
Also, be sure to look through Insider's big tech salary database.
In other news:
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4. Wordle tracks you more now that The New York Times owns it. According to Gizmodo, The Times has added trackers to the viral word game, some of which are used to send data to third parties, including Google. What we know so far.
5. These 37 Black investors are changing the VC industry. By starting their own funds, these VCs hope to effect change by investing in more underrepresented startup founders. From Brandon Brooks' Overlooked Ventures to Kimmy Paluch's Beta Boom, meet the VCs dedicated to funding diverse startup founders.
6. Hundreds of Salesforce employees are protesting the company's NFT plans. After the software giant announced plans to launch a platform where users can create and sell NFTs, more than 400 workers signed an open letter against the move, citing environmental and economic concerns. Get the full rundown here.
7. Unsealed court records show police relied on Facebook to investigate protests in 2020. Following protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, the DOJ filed a search warrant for property-damage suspects' history of likes, posts, and comments, as well as records of voice and video calls. They got everything they wanted.
8. "The Tinder Swindler" is now on Cameo. Simon Leviev, the subject of a new Netflix documentary who was convicted of defrauding women that he met on the dating app, is charging $200 for personalized video messages — and despite backlash, Cameo has defended its decision to partner with Leviev.
Odds and ends:
9. Mercedes-Benz unveiled another electric luxury sedan. On sale next year, the Mercedes-AMG EQE — with up to 677 horsepower and a zero-to-60 time of as little as 3.2 seconds — could prove to be a worthy rival to the standard-setting Tesla Model S. Get a look at the AMG EQE.
10. You probably shouldn't get your mortgage in bitcoin. Milo, a financial-tech company, has launched what it calls "the world's very first" crypto mortgage, but an expert says it may not be the best option for a typical borrower. Why you may not want a crypto mortgage.
What we're watching today:
- Kanye West's "Donda 2" is being released today — but you won't be able to find it on any streaming service.
- Virgin Galactic is expected to report earnings. Keep up with earnings here.
- Museum of the Future opens in Dubai, featuring immersive exhibits exploring new science and technology.
- Cyber Security Digital Summit is being held virtually today and tomorrow.
- The 11th annual Autonomous Vehicles Silicon Valley conference takes place today.
Curated by Jordan Parker Erb in New York. (Feedback or tips? Email jerb@insider.com or tweet @jordanparkererb.) Edited by Michael Cogley in London.