At Google, Employee-Led Effort Finds Men Are Paid More Than Women
For example, a person in a nontechnical role may be at the same job level as an engineer,
but will be paid significantly less because “there is a premium paid in all markets for highly technical talent.”
In its annual diversity report, Google said only 20 percent of its higher-paid technical positions are filled by women,
and women make up 31 percent of the company’s overall work force.
SAN FRANCISCO — Female employees are paid less than male staff members at most job levels within Google, and the pay disparity extends as women climb the corporate ladder, according to data compiled by employees
that provide a snapshot of salary information at the internet giant.
Google said its analysis includes salary, bonus and equity compensation for 95 percent of employees between levels one
and nine — three levels beyond what was reflected in the data shared with The Times — while excluding vice presidents and above.
At level three, the entry level for technical positions, women make 4 percent less than men at $124,000 in salary and bonus.
Below are the average 2017 base salaries of 1,194 employees in the United States — about 2 percent of Google’s global work force — for six pay levels.
Similarly, when an employee’s salary is up for annual review, the company takes into account the person’s job performance, location and competitive salaries —
but the analysts are not informed of the person’s gender.
The spreadsheet covers levels one through six of Google’s job hierarchy, from entry-level
data center workers at level one to managers and experienced engineers at level six.