In 2021, there will be frequent news of salary cuts and layoffs by major domestic factories.
The shortage of labor in the United States and the recruitment of talents in the technology industry are also difficult. As a company with the highest market value in the world, Microsoft does not seem to be affected. The number of employees in the company has increased by 23,000 this year.
Worldwide, Microsoft currently has about 190,000 employees, including 107,000 in the United States .
Recently, some technology media have compiled Microsoft's leaked salary forms and overseas employee work visa application documents, so that we can see the salary situation of Microsoft employees.
The data shows that the median annual salary of Microsoft software engineers is 185,000 US dollars (about 1,178,400 yuan) , and some positions even reach 500,000 US dollars (about 3,185,000 yuan).
The median annual salary of entry-level engineers at Microsoft is 132,900 US dollars (about 846,600 yuan) , and the annual salary of senior engineers is 217,000 US dollars (about 1,382,300 yuan) .
Microsoft also offers stock-based compensation as positions advance
Although it is only the basic salary of some employees, it can also be seen that Microsoft employees earn a lot of money.
As mentioned earlier, there are about 190,000 Microsoft employees around the world, and about 107,000 in the United States . Some of these employees are overseas personnel who have applied for H-1B visas in the United States. Every year, the "Overseas Labor Certification Office" in the United States will also announce visas. The salary level of the recipients, from which you can learn the salary situation of Microsoft and other companies.
Tips: H-1B visa is an important way for American employers to recruit high-level scientific, technical and engineering personnel to work in the United States, so it is a work visa, which adopts a random lottery mechanism, and only employers can apply for it for employees. There are 65,000 places per year, plus 20,000 quotas for those with higher education (master's degree or above).
If you search casually, you can learn about the working conditions of many people who have become "overseas workers".
TAs studied for a master's degree in the United States and entered giant companies such as Microsoft, Google, and Amazon to become programmers. Every day to and from work, regular, effective working time does not exceed 6 hours .
Compared with domestic programmers, they endure the "996" working environment, bear the pressure of housing loans, and worry about being "optimized" after the age of 35...
The involution is still getting more and more serious, and more and more people still want to join the team of programmers.
Income of domestic programmers in different positions in November
If you want to run to the United States, the best way is still to study a master's degree in the United States + find a job.
Let's talk about a concept first, OPT .
OPT (full name: Optional Practical Training): It is a work permit for international students who are studying in American institutions of higher learning (undergraduate or master) and hold F-1 visas . Work in a major related to their studies for 1 year.
Those with a US degree have a 12-month OPT , STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics related majors) majors, company e-verify, which can be extended to 36 months .
So first go to a master's degree and get OPT, then big American companies are willing to hire you , and then help you get H1B and go through the process.
If it is a working friend, it will be a certain pressure to give up the current job and go directly to the United States to study for a master's degree.
In fact, there is a more suitable way to advance and retreat, that is, to apply for an online master's degree in a US institution first .
1. Low cost and high efficiency Shenshuo
It is cheaper to study an online master's degree at an American institution than to study a master's degree directly in the United States. First of all, the application method is more flexible. To study for a master's degree, you need to prepare for the TOEFL and GRE English test. If you are on the job, you usually don't have an English environment, and you need to spend a certain amount of time to learn the language.
Online masters can use other English scores first, or interview in English to apply for schools. The method is more flexible and suitable for those who do not have enough time in the workplace .
After applying for an online master's degree, the professional learning system can help students communicate directly with professors in American universities.
For example, the students of Illinois Institute of Technology’s online master’s degree in computer science can learn online in the same way as offline study. The cutting-edge computer and algorithm courses can quickly establish exchanges with professors in the United States, complete their studies in a most efficient way, and adapt to social culture. . If you don’t know much about the online master’s program, now the famous Illinois Institute of Technology in the United States has opened a 3-day free online computer master’s experience camp in China on the Spring University Open Day, limited to 30 students , click the link below to participate in the experience camp immediately ! Experience is more convincing than asking anyone!
2. Transfer from master's degree to offline
One of the characteristics of the online master's study mode is the hybrid system , that is, in the later stage of the online master's course, students can switch to offline study in the United States according to their actual needs.
After receiving the "Confirmation Letter for Studying in the United States", Bi'an Education is responsible for submitting the students' materials to the school, and the students go through the relevant procedures for going to the United States to complete the transition from online learning to offline in-school learning.
After completing the transition, you can integrate into the campus environment more smoothly, read a master's degree in the United States, get OPT, and find a more suitable job.
Among the online students, some students have completed some courses through online learning, and then went to the United States to continue their studies. They all expressed their approval of online learning and believed that online learning can adapt to the school's teaching rhythm, learning content and language environment in advance .
Click on the picture to learn about the real life of students studying in the United States
RUN to the United States, is it a good choice to escape from introversion?
Everyone will have different criteria for this answer, and only after their real experience will they have a clearer idea.
Choose to keep your current job opportunities, or choose to explore the wider landscape in the future and chase your dreams.
The online master 's degree gives more possibilities for such life multiple-choice questions , making it a multiple-choice question.
I wish every friend who works hard to achieve their expectations and leave no regrets.