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Google salary estimate

$140,774yearly

$67.68 hourly rate

Entry-level salary
$105,000 yearly salary
Updated April 25, 2024

How much does Google pay?

The average Google salary in the United States is $140,774 per year. Google salaries range between $105,000 a year in the bottom 10th percentile to $187,000 in the top 90th percentile. Google pays $67.68 an hour on average. Geographic location also impacts Google salaries. Google employees in Mountain View, CA get paid the most.

Highest paying jobs at Google

The highest paying jobs at Google are research scientist, information technology project manager, application software developer, and program manager. Research scientist jobs at Google earn an average yearly salary of $167,427, Google information technology project manager jobs average $153,565, and Google application software developer jobs average $148,808.

The lowest paying Google roles include operations associate and programming specialist. Google operations associate average salary is $110,967 per year. So while the average Google salary is $140,774 there is a big variation in pay depending on the role.

Highest paying jobs at Google

RankJob titleAverage Google salaryHourly rate
1Research Scientist$167,427$80.49
2Information Technology Project Manager$153,565$73.83
3Application Software Developer$148,808$71.54
4Program Manager$147,694$71.01
5Strategist$147,589$70.96
6Interactive Designer$142,495$68.51
7Software Engineer$142,466$68.49
8Data Scientist$141,242$67.90
9Hardware Engineer$139,374$67.01
10Solutions Consultant$135,864$65.32
11Systems Integrator$134,762$64.79
12Product Specialist$131,956$63.44
13User Experience Researcher$129,410$62.22
14Quantitative Analyst$129,074$62.05
15Business Analyst$126,080$60.62
16Programming Specialist$125,642$60.40
17Operations Associate$110,968$53.35

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Average Google salary by state

Google pays the highest salaries in California due to higher costs of living and competition in the state.

RankStateAverage Google salaryHourly rate
1California$158,390$76.15
2Washington$154,772$74.41
3New York$142,851$68.68
4Massachusetts$134,419$64.62
5Oregon$131,776$63.35
6District of Columbia$131,185$63.07
7Virginia$125,096$60.14
8Pennsylvania$123,689$59.47
9Texas$121,555$58.44
10Colorado$120,736$58.05
11North Carolina$116,984$56.24
12Michigan$115,007$55.29
13Illinois$111,292$53.51
14Georgia$109,598$52.69
15Florida$108,631$52.23
16Wisconsin$108,036$51.94
17South Carolina$106,833$51.36
18Iowa$103,828$49.92

How much does Google pay by location?

The average Google salary varies by location. Google salaries are the highest in Mountain View, CA, at $161,235 per year. Google pays the second highest average salary in Kirkland, WA, at $155,110 per year. It's important to factor in the cost of living when negotiating a salary or choosing a place to work.

Highest paying Google locations

RankLocationAverage Google salaryHourly rate
1Mountain View, CA$161,235$77.52
2Kirkland, WA$155,110$74.57
3New York, NY$142,995$68.75
4Cambridge, MA$134,571$64.70
5Austin, TX$121,533$58.43
6Boulder, CO$120,376$57.87
7Pittsburgh, PA$120,255$57.81
8Chicago, IL$111,903$53.80

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Google salaries by department

Salaries at Google vary depending on the department you work in. Google salaries in the engineering department are the highest with an average salary of $142,210. Employees in the research & development department at Google receive relatively high salaries as well, with an average salary of $141,255 per year. Departments that don't pay as well at Google include the finance and the sales organizational functions, with employees earning average salaries of $129,693 and $131,626, respectively.

Average Google salary by department

RankDepartmentAverage Google salaryHourly rate
1Engineering$142,210$68.37
2Research & Development$141,255$67.91
3Non Profit/Government$139,616$67.12
4Art/Design$135,839$65.31
5Marketing$134,605$64.71
6IT$133,814$64.33
7Sales$131,627$63.28
8Finance$129,694$62.35

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Best paying Google engineering salaries

RankPositionAverage Google salaryHourly rate
1Application Software Developer$148,808$71.54
2Software Engineer$142,466$68.49
3Data Scientist$141,242$67.90
4Hardware Engineer$139,374$67.01

Best paying Google marketing salaries

RankPositionAverage Google salaryHourly rate
1Product Manager$159,092$76.49
2Communications Lead$153,553$73.82
3Product Marketing Manager$148,029$71.17
4Strategist$147,589$70.96
5Youtube Partner$140,406$67.50
6All Source Intelligence Technician$140,012$67.31
7Search Engine Evaluator$134,908$64.86
8Development Associate$127,508$61.30
9Business Analyst$126,080$60.62
10Business Intelligence Analyst$122,116$58.71
11Content Specialist$108,097$51.97
12Communications Specialist$106,901$51.39
13Event Coordinator$62,570$30.08
14Brand Ambassador$51,742$24.88
15Marketing Internship$42,137$20.26

Best paying Google IT salaries

RankPositionAverage Google salaryHourly rate
1Lead Solution Architect$158,863$76.38
2Project Leader$157,632$75.78
3Information Technology Project Manager$153,565$73.83
4Security Engineer$150,028$72.13
5Technical Manager$141,341$67.95
6Systems Integrator$134,762$64.79
7Network Engineer$131,229$63.09
8Systems Administrator$128,277$61.67
9Technical Solutions Consultant$127,293$61.20
10Webmaster$126,073$60.61
11Data Specialist$120,557$57.96
12Support Specialist$95,871$46.09
13Data Center Technician$60,957$29.31
14Information Technology Internship$44,210$21.25

Google competitors’ average salaries

Average salaries at Google competitors, like Meta, LinkedIn, and Pinterest, vary. Meta employees earn the highest salaries, with an average yearly salary of $155,739. The average salary at LinkedIn is $135,189 per year, and the average salary at Pinterest is $131,506 per year.

Highest paying Google competitors

RankCompany nameZippia scoreAverage salary
1Meta4.8$155,739
2LinkedIn4.8$135,189
3Pinterest4.6$131,506
4Microsoft4.8$131,100
5Bloomberg4.8$126,204
6VMware4.8$126,075
7Adobe4.8$119,996
8Yahoo4.8$119,023
9HP4.9$102,566
10ITA Software4.2$101,205
11Hitachi Vantara4.8$100,607
12Dell4.8$98,219
13iTech US4.3$95,434
14Intel4.7$94,208
15Capgemini4.5$89,770
16IBM4.7$86,845
17Yammer4.4$83,798
18Tech Mahindra4.3$79,545
19Aristotle4.5$74,358
20Bing4.4$40,866

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2024
Pros of working at Google

To further my career, to learn and be taught about things I have always endeavored to study or research. I'm fascinated by AI and how it's developed.

Cons of working at Google

No pay, emails and accounts are taken over regularly by other engineers with better equipment that I have bought unknowingly as the company or an individual of the company stole my identity and used it for twenty years to enrich himself while I watched my family members die because I didn't have the money I earned to help them bc a CEO had to steal everything from me for almost 25 years. I have stood up as the voice for others since the beginning of my career, which I have been told began before I turned 18. A total freak of nature, I built many innovative technologies without any courses. It turns out that I have a very high IQ and can develope or figure out the fix to many issues that create the most widely used innovative technologies that we have today and I'm very excited to have been a part of it, regardless of the struggles.

Google benefits

Occasionally, there are a couple guys that I believe in, that I believe in a weird way, they try to make sure that I will benefit from the work that they have witnessed me doing and I respect them for that

What do you like best about Google's CEO and the leadership team?

It's now in the works of me being an effective part of the leadership so that will be great because I have complete faith in my abilities to lead with respect, dignity, and as a friend and co worker. As an equal, I will have much more trust in the people on my team and our abilities to go much further with real collaboration.

How would you improve Google's culture?

There would be more communication, more attention paid to the safety and welfare of their employees, a greater respect each for the other creating an environment that can be great. That you can relax in and in turn, innovate more and more simple and easy going, also as in easy going atmosphere instead of an atmosphere feeling as if something malicious will happen at any given moment. That kind of atmosphere, especially remotely is so stressful, especially when you can't buy groceries or clothes, you know the basics like soap and shampoo instead of having to fight debt made by the company theft of my identity.

How did you prepare for the Google interview?

I was never interviewed. I was never informed of anything. Never showed the ropes, per se. I simply picked up on the fact that I was working on a workspace account and so I just went with it and with the innovative technology that I knew due to the fact that I mainly developed it, the job wasn't difficult on a level of being hard for me to understand and conquer. The malicious activity created by other employees levied against me has made my life extremely complicated and difficult, has caused a lot of anxiety, stress and worry. It really makes it much worse when I'm never told about medical benefits if any and without being paid and a developer stealing my identity, leveraging cyber attacks against me and impersonating me in order to mask crimes that he was conducting while logged into my account, essentially in order to frame me for his misconduct. Then he began remotely modifying my only device as he has taken over my businesses and thus receives great computer networks to leverage against me and my forty dollar phone. He logs me out of my device, steals my files, my banks, businesses, real estate, trade secrets, utilities, loans, cars, boats including billion dollar yachts and a lavish lifestyle using my money that was stolen. It turns out that finance license were obtained in my name without consent as well, which is a major liability as I obviously have concerns that someone could be defrauded and although I had no clue of the circumstances, I would still have the liability. And the person responsible would have no remorse, respect and no requirement unless sued to hold up for his responsibility in his misconduct. I have no faith in that at all which leaves me being victimized by his misconduct yet again. I'm very unhappy with the way in which the company has been led. I believe in respect, dignity and honesty. Moreover, I strongly believe in the rights that every person is born with. Human rights, civil rights, civil dignities and being a decent person as that takes absolutely no effort. But instead, the CEO engineer gets mad because I do not want him stealing everything that I've worked my life to establish. I've been awarded very prestigious awards over the years and that was hid from me. While my family was alive it would have been so wonderful to share those accomplishments with my loved ones to get to see and to be proud and therefore have a sense of accomplishment too, for having raised me (my parents) and my precious sister, Connie for always

How does your compensation at Google compare to the industry average?

Well, I can't say anything on that subject at this point as we are still in discussion about the fact that we can hopefully discuss these emergency issues and repair the damage with compensation to effectively make my life a little less hard especially concerning a vehicle and pay and getting settled into my own place. I trust this will be handled almost immediately. This will help tremendously and I have faith that it will be handled accordingly.

What's the diversity at Google like?

I'm not going to be great with answering this question as I mainly worked remotely and in the field of research we have been conducting it was, as bad as I hate to admit it, probably the best choice to make on part of the company so far as keeping some safety measures in check. I do, however, wish I had met my team members and communication about the company forthcoming with the ability of meetings together, collectively, I believe we could do even greater work and that is almost impossible. But, with these guys, nothing is impossible and they have shown me just that several times. We innovate no matter the circumstances and we succeed. We don't give up, and most of us do it for the future of everyone to be easier. Plus, we like showing off our talents, honestly.

What brings you the most joy at Google?

Personally, I love s since and engineering, I sometimes go deep with it. Look, I have swam in an alligator infested dead lake doing research projects, gotten myself list in swamps on a few occasions for days at a time, stepped on snakes, been called the crazy airplane lady, but it was done in the interest of science and innovation and I do not regret any of those things, not even jumping on moving trains! I definitely had my fair share of adventure during the Summer of 23'. I wouldn't change a thing, actually. It showed me how strong I am. It also humbled me a great deal. One thing is for sure. You never know what the crazy woman chasing airplanes is doing it for. Don't be so quick to judge but do be quick to extend your kindness. That is essentially what keeps us going on extremely hard days. The kindness and the admiration we are given at times. You just can't beat that.. not with a stick, even .

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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2023
Pros of working at Google

Get to be home with my son and have fun researching with what I do but able to help bring God back in this world finally!!

Cons of working at Google

Haven't found any yet other than my pay not released yet or clear about my task ATM

Google benefits

Free range

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2023
Pros of working at Google

Opportunities to learn and use my strengths.

Cons of working at Google

Performance mentality. Treating people like cogs in a machine.

Google benefits

Health insurance.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2022
Pros of working at Google

Great benefits

Cons of working at Google

Confusing org structures constantly being restructured

Google benefits

Everything

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2022
Pros of working at Google

Smart, hardworking people

Cons of working at Google

Competitive, lots of reorgs at the lead level

Google benefits

Free food

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2022
Pros of working at Google

Latest technology, working with snart people. Advanced technology. Innovative

Cons of working at Google

Excessive work hours, unannouced overtime on projects switching projects alot

Google benefits

Bonuses on pay

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2022
Pros of working at Google

Benefits, pay, overall caliber of work colleague and innovation in products.

Cons of working at Google

Work life balance, Performance review process, promotion process, and pay increments are very poor.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2021
Pros of working at Google

Helpful & Humble People & always helpful to you

Cons of working at Google

I am satisfied with salary they paying low salary according to my experience, knowledge & skill

Google benefits

Bonus & Paid for Extra Work

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A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2021
Pros of working at Google

Quality inspection

Cons of working at Google

I want more career opportunities

Google benefits

I used to grab the opportunities and solve it in smarter way. I am flexible in my work and can work in any shift.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2021
Pros of working at Google

atmosphere was highly motivating and easy to work in

Cons of working at Google

environment was difficult

Google benefits

No perks/benefits offered

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2021
Pros of working at Google

You get free food

Cons of working at Google

Nothing

Google benefits

Free food and having a high pay salary to pay for bills

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A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2020
Pros of working at Google

Work life balance, fun, big company, nice people

Google benefits

Health benefits

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A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2020
Pros of working at Google

work availability

Cons of working at Google

Changing schedule

Google benefits

Bonus and incentives being offered to employees.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2020
Pros of working at Google

Job like my hobby, i enjoy work in this company, company give me great opportunities for develop my experience as leader

Cons of working at Google

Nothing

Google benefits

Healthy assurance

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2020
Pros of working at Google

The challenging projects and the people

Cons of working at Google

The disorganization and sometimes too much ambiguity

Google benefits

Free food

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2020
Pros of working at Google

Great, nice co-workers and great environment to learn new things

Cons of working at Google

No, nothing really.

Google benefits

Free food/ parking

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2020
Pros of working at Google

great co workers, good leadership that cares about your progression, interesting technology and problems to solve.

Cons of working at Google

It's a big company, that makes it hard to have impact. But there are still many ways you can contribute

Google benefits

probably the food. Although the freedom and flexibility is pretty hard to beat.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2020
Pros of working at Google

Nothing

Cons of working at Google

Everything

Google benefits

food this has to be seventy five characters so food food food food

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2020
Pros of working at Google

They have a great Work Environment & perks

Cons of working at Google

Google offer you a lot of facility makes you stay at work the whole day which effect the Work life Balance

Google benefits

Food

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A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2019
Pros of working at Google

Futuristic employer with disruptive services

Cons of working at Google

Current opportunities are part-time

Google benefits

Having all the answers

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A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2019
Pros of working at Google

The work-life balance and benefits were amazing!

Cons of working at Google

The instability of leadership in their inability to make decisions that consistently cost time, money, and often resulted in continuous turnover.

Google benefits

The friendly people.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2019
Pros of working at Google

I met a lot of smart and intelligent people

Cons of working at Google

The job is very challenging and intimidating

Google benefits

Free food

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A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2019
Pros of working at Google

Access to code from different groups and ease of communication

Cons of working at Google

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Google benefits

Free food and great events

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2019
Pros of working at Google

I really enjoyed the flexibility and the benefits that came with working at Google.

Cons of working at Google

I would get a lot of stress being an account supervisor for a vendor company and handling over forty buildings.

Google benefits

My favorite benefit would be the health benefits.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2019
Pros of working at Google

Flexibility of work schedules and roles, personal responsibility over scope and projects

Cons of working at Google

Rapid employee churn

Google benefits

All the free food

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2018
Pros of working at Google

With well-publicized employee perks and great pay, it's easy see why Google consistently rates as one of the best tech companies to work for.

Cons of working at Google

I didn't have enough challenges. After a while, all the projects became repetitive. I thrive on challenge.

Google benefits

The free gourmet food and snacks are never-ending.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2018
Pros of working at Google

Google is a great corporation and has a lot of influence. To have a job with Google is an important option for those in the tech field. That can help anyone with a career goal in mind along the way.

Cons of working at Google

I don't like the office culture, to be honest. The people can be obnoxious and it makes work much more difficult on the whole too.

Google benefits

My favorite perk is the chance to work in the Google headquarters.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2018
Pros of working at Google

Google has everything that an employee would expect from the second-largest company Google offers on-site physicians, nurses, medical services and health care coverage to keep its employees happy and healthy. Google also offers some of the best paid parental leave for new parents. Its employees have paid leave for 12 weeks, or up to 18 weeks if the father is the primary caregiver. Mothers are still entitled to 22 weeks of maternity leave.

Cons of working at Google

Google only looks for the best and brightest minds, and employees are always exposed to other amazing employees and intelligent thinkers. Being around other intelligent thinkers allows for creative work environment, collaboration and disruptive innovation. So I do not have anything that I do not like to work

Google benefits

This is My Favorite Google offers a Global Education Leave program, which enables employees to take a leave of absence to pursue further education. All of this education is covered by Google.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2018
Pros of working at Google

Google is the best place to work in Silicon Valley with an incredible spirit of innovation and collaboration, focus on the user, and a culture that promotes diversity and bringing your full self to work.

Cons of working at Google

Google is now one of the largest tech companies in the world and has more bureaucracy than smaller start up environments.

Google benefits

The free food is a big perk, along with parental leave, medical benefits and flexible work schedules for many job functions.

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