Are software engineer salaries at Google still higher than Meta and Apple after the recent tech budget cuts, or is the gap closing?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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Are software engineer salaries at Google still higher than Meta and Apple after the recent tech budget cuts, or is the gap closing?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
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Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
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Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
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Google Meta Apple software engineer compensation 2026 salary total compensation stock refreshers budget cuts comparison Levels.fyi Google ↗
2026 tech compensation trends Google Meta Apple engineering salaries layoffs hiring budgets stock compensation Google ↗
- Google Software Engineer Salary | $209K-$2.36M+ · levels.fyi
- Meta Software Engineer Salary | $200K-$4.36M+ · levels.fyi
- Apple Software Engineer Salary | $176K-$1.48M+ · levels.fyi
- Meta cuts staff stock awards for a second straight year · ft.com
- Meta slashes 8,000 jobs, or 10% of its workforce, as Microsoft offers buyouts · apnews.com
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
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Google Meta Apple software engineer compensation 2026 salary total compensation stock refreshers budget cuts comparison Levels.fyi OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
2026 tech compensation trends Google Meta Apple engineering salaries layoffs hiring budgets stock compensation OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Consequence | — | — | 1x of 1 |