[VirusNewbie]

Microsoft really getting lucky with being grouped in with FAANG in this article, but everything I've read says they pay far lower than most top tier tech companies, no?

It's certainly true by comparing "senior" at G/Amazon/Apple to Microsoft, but is there level skew that compensates for this?

[ashdksnndck]

Combine the level skew with stock appreciation and high employee count, and there are a lot of Microsoft engineers raking in that kind of money. So lots of people think of it as competitive even if there are also many working there for less.