Show me recent geographic differential data comparing remote software engineering pay against on-site compensation in Silicon Valley tech firms.
Download run
Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Show me recent geographic differential data comparing remote software engineering pay against on-site compensation in Silicon Valley tech firms.
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2025 2026 remote software engineer salary geographic pay differential Silicon Valley location based compensation remote workers tech firms dataGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDComparison
2025 remote work pay penalty software engineers geographic pay bands San Francisco Silicon Valley compensation reportGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence
2026 software engineer compensation San Francisco remote salary location adjustment report tech companiesGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDComparison
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
2025 2026 remote software engineer salary geographic pay differential Silicon Valley location based compensation remote workers tech firms data Google ↗
2025 remote work pay penalty software engineers geographic pay bands San Francisco Silicon Valley compensation report Google ↗
2026 software engineer compensation San Francisco remote salary location adjustment report tech companies Google ↗
- 2026 U.S. Tech Salary Report: What Software Engineers, Designers, and Product Managers Are Actually Earning · talentlane.biz
- Software Engineer Salary 2026: By Level, City & Remote · stackchief.com
- levels.fyi · levels.fyi
- The San Francisco Pay Premium by Engineering Role (2026) · recruitingfromscratch.com
- Remote Work Compensation Report 2026 · remvix.com
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 2026 remote software engineer salary geographic pay differential Silicon Valley location based compensation remote workers tech firms data OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
2025 remote work pay penalty software engineers geographic pay bands San Francisco Silicon Valley compensation report OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Consequence | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
2026 software engineer compensation San Francisco remote salary location adjustment report tech companies OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 |