Software engineers tell Glassdoor that Walmart pays more than Facebook

Walmart has a division called Walmart Labs that is based in Silicon Valley. They are working on many complex projects, especially around Big Data.<p>Not sure how big that engineering group is compared to the rest of Walmart IT, but I would assume that group is nicely paid and working on interesting problems.

Not surprised really. Wal-Mart (labs I&#x27;m guessing) knows they need to put up significantly more cash to attract talent given the negative&#x2F;boring&#x2F;un-prestigious way most people perceive the brand.

This won&#x27;t apply to everyone, but before applying to Walmart&#x2F;Walmart Labs, do remember that Walmart will ask you to pass a drug test.

For anyone wondering why this might be, you may benefit from looking up the term &quot;compensating differential&quot; on Wikipedia. The general idea is that if a job has less appeal (because it is less pleasant or prestigious, which it&#x27;s reasonable to believe SWE for Walmart is), you have to pay more to get the same talent.

I asked the recruiter multiple times if what Fox (the movie studio) was offering was legit. They offered me $20,000 more than Microsoft.

Isn&#x27;t Glassdoor data purely self-reported? Is there any central or peer review process on the data?<p>How could a reputable newspaper like the Post do a article on the basis of that alone?

But I bet they don&#x27;t have a foozball table or all the Red Bull you can drink! They aren&#x27;t <i>COOL</i>!<p>Are they?<p><i>ARE THEY?!</i>

They would have to pay me more to work there too.

On this note, what is a good source of salary information for series A and series B companies?<p>For various reasons, I would imagine that comparing salaries in large mature companies and Series A&#x2F;B startups to be like comparing apples and oranges.

Source: <a href="http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/15-tech-companies-software-engineer-salary-revealed-glassdoor-report/" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.glassdoor.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;15-tech-companies-software-eng...</a>

What about years of experience. Was that factored in ? FB attracts younger folk. Networking code needs a bit more experience than JS&#x2F;html&#x2F;css !

Right, but that doesn&#x27;t include the extremely valuable equity grants given to engineers at these high-growth tech companies.

Glassdoor data is useless, especially if you are trying to get &quot;averages&quot; from it.

Base salary isn&#x27;t everything.

It&#x27;s just too bad they can&#x27;t pay their retail employees a livable wage!

Are they rebuilding RetailLink? It is the most horrible piece of software ever.