California pay transparency law officially came into force on January 1, requiring companies to disclose the wages they pay their workers. As such, the curtain is drawn on the mystery behind cash flow across some of Silicon Valley’s biggest companies.
Last September, California Governor Gavin Newsom officially signed Senate Bill 1162 in the law, which requires California businesses with more than 15 employees to post a position’s salary in its job posting. Similarly, current employees can ask the company for the salary grid for their position.
New York City enacted a similar pay transparency law earlier this year, with only minor snagsand New York State has also signed a statewide pay transparency law. Senate Bill 1162 was specifically designed to address the gender pay gap, according to quotes from Governor Newsom, but an unintended side effect of the Open State Act is that it now puts highlight the amount of the world’s largest tech companies paying their workers.
Gizmodo took a look at three random job postings each from Meta, Appleand You’re here to find out how much these companies pay for different positions. Although job posting websites like Indeed offer salary estimates, these salary ranges are likely more accurate because they’re straight out of the horse’s mouth.
Jobs in California at Meta To pay:
- Software Engineer (Leadership) – Product At Meta, it takes more than 12 years of programming experience and more than 8 years of experience with web or mobile technologies: $205,000 to $281,000 per year;
- Data Scientist, Machine Learning on Facebook requires at least one Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, statistics, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience and a minimum of 8 years of experience (minimum of 6 years with a doctorate): $197,000 to $269,000 per year;
- Research Scientist, Computer Vision and Machine Learning Intern for Messenger requires the applicant to have or be in the process of obtaining a Ph.D. and Meta says that the internships last between 12 and 24 weeks: $7,313 to $10,250 per month.
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Jobs in California at Apple To pay:
- Shipping, receiving and mail lead requires 5+ years of experience in a fast-paced shipping, receiving, and courier team or similar environment: $29.04 to $43.59 per hour ($60,403.20 to $90,667.20 per year assuming a 40-hour work week for 52 weeks);
- Display Technologist “generally requires” a doctorate. or a Master’s degree with more than 5 years of experience in a relevant field: $113,500 and $207,000 per year;
- Wi-Fi Quality Engineer is an entry-level position that requires at least two years of experience with 802.11 protocols and/or Bluetooth and software quality assurance methods and practices and only requires a bachelor’s degree: $113,500 and $171,000 per year.
Jobs in California at Tesla To pay:
- Solar Maintenance, Main Roofer requires general hardware and wiring expertise as well as customer service skills and a valid driver’s license: $14.63 to $52.62 per hour ($30,430.40 to $109,449.60 per year assuming a 40-hour work week for 52 weeks);
- automotive painter This requires at least 5 years of car refinishing experience and you must be 18 or older: $18.24 to $82.08 per hour ($37,939.20 to $170,726.40 assuming a 40-hour work week for 52 weeks);
- Associate Quality Engineer It requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field and a willingness to travel: $57,600 to $309,600 per year.
The pay scales on some of the positions are comically huge, which probably isn’t ideal for the potential employee if offered a low-end job. But it gives both the company and the job seekers leeway to negotiate. Each of these companies had hundreds of job openings in California alone, and Gizmodo looked at a few more at each company. On the surface, it appeared that Meta offered fewer entry-level workstations than Apple and Tesla. Tesla, meanwhile, seems to be leaning more towards positions paid by the hour rather than by the year. And while Tesla has positioned itself as a technology company, there have been last pushback among investors, calling it an automaker, not a tech company.
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