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Senior Software Engineer | Ex - Meta, Salesforce, Tesla | Helping Software Engineers 2X their compensation | Featured on Business Insider and Times Square

If you’re in the top 20% of software engineers, here’s what your compensation should look like Everyone throws around “top 10–20%” as a buzzword But let’s ground that with real numbers (estimates + public data) so you know when you’re being lowballed 🇮🇳India - 25+ Years : 30lakhs+ - 30+ Years : 55lakhs+ - 35+ Years : 1cr+ 🇺🇸USA - 25+ : $150K+ - 30+ : $300K+ - 35+ : $500K+ If you believe you’re in that top 20% (your peers, output, impact, leadership reflect it), you deserve compensation in those bands, not 30–50% lower I’ve been helping folks level up their compensation in tech with right positioning, smarter interview prep and strategies If interested, you can fill the application form my next cohort [Link in comments]

Hemant Pandey

Senior Software Engineer | Ex - Meta, Salesforce, Tesla | Helping Software Engineers 2X their compensation | Featured on Business Insider and Times Square

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Rakshith Yadhav

Founder @InterviewSensei | Helping You Master System Design to Land Senior Roles & Ace Interviews | Senior Lead Engineer

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Understanding salary benchmarks helps software engineers recognize their value in the job market, particularly within the top 20% of their field. Hemant Pandey

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