Do you know how much a software engineer earns at Microsoft? Find out each team’s earning at this American tech giant
Microsoft Layoffs: American technology giant Microsoft recently decided to lay off nearly 4 percent of its workforce as the company looks to rein in costs amid hefty investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure. The company, which had about 228,000 employees worldwide as of June 2024, had announced layoffs in May, affecting around 9,000 workers. These layoffs are being carried out across nations, and reportedly professionals of all levels of experience are bracing for impact.
Microsoft confirmed to Reuters that its gaming division was impacted by the layoffs, although not the majority of the unit, but did not provide further details. A spokesperson for the firm told the BBC: “We continue to implement organisational changes necessary to best position the company for success in a dynamic marketplace.”
According to a report by Business Insider, based on internal Microsoft documents, employees are being urged to make greater use of AI tools. This strategy enables managers to offer retention bonuses to those contributing to AI-related projects. It has been noted that employees in Microsoft’s AI divisions earn higher salaries compared to their counterparts in non-AI roles.
Some salary ranges for various roles are as follows:
- Software Engineer: $82,971-$284,000
- Product Manager: $122,800-$250,000
- Data Engineering: $144,855-$264,000
- Data Science: $121,200-$274,500
- Customer Experience Engineering: $126,422-$239,585
- Technical Program Management: $120,900-$238,000
- Applied Science: $127,200-$261,103
- Hardware Engineer: $136,000-$270,641
- Cloud Network Engineering: $122,700-$220,716
- Research, Applied and Data Science: $85,821-$208,800
- Business Analytics: $159,300-$191,580
It is important to note that these figures are based on over 5,400 visa applications processed up to early 2025.
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