A software engineer worked at Tesla, SAP, and Salesforce. Here's how he negotiated his salary, including a $520,000 Meta offer.

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Hemant Pandey shares his tech salary journey

Hemant Pandey

I'm a boomer who's about to retire at 59. I'm nervous about retirement because I'll have less income and too much free time.

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The author, not pictured, is retiring early at 59.

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A 63-year-old working 2 jobs is worried about retirement. She says she's been overeducated and underpaid her entire career.

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Cathy said she's nervous about retirement even though she's worked her whole life and has a master's degree.

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A law firm that boasts of being the 'most-feared' in the world is boosting pay for newly qualified London lawyers to $225,500

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The City of London skyline.

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How Doug McMillon went from unloading Walmart trucks as a teen to earning $26.9 million as CEO

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Walmart President and CEO Doug McMillon.

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It's getting really hard to find a job that pays well

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10 things you should be negotiating every time you land a job offer, according to ex-Microsoft HR VP

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Four Google execs got 200% stock payouts for 2023 after strong company performance

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Google HQ in Mountain View, California.

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Retiring lawmakers are once again complaining that their $174,000 salary is too low

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Former Rep. Ken Buck said if he were still in office, his voters would "go ballistic" if he said $174,000 wasn't enough for members of Congress to live on.

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Meta's median pay for employees is $379,000 a year

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Meta's median pay is just over over $379,000.

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