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At Microsoft, Main RSUs are subject to a 4-year vesting schedule:

• 25% vests in the 1st-year (25. 00% annually)

• 25% vests in the 2nd-year (25.00% annually)

• 25% vests in the 3rd-year (25.00% annually)

• 25% vests in the 4th-year (25.00% annually)

Sometimes a 5 year schedule

20%

YR 1

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20%

YR 5

Stock Type

RSU

At Microsoft, Main RSUs are subject to a 5-year vesting schedule:

• 20% vests in the 1st-year (20.00% annually)

• 20% vests in the 2nd-year (20.00% annually)

• 20% vests in the 3rd-year (20.00% annually)

• 20% vests in the 4th-year (20.00% annually)

• 20% vests in the 5th-year (20.00% annually)

Sometimes a 5 year schedule

25%

YR 1

25%

YR 2

25%

YR 3

25%

YR 4

Stock Type

RSU

At Microsoft, Main RSUs are subject to a 4-year vesting schedule:

• 25% vests in the 1st-year (25. 00% annually)

• 25% vests in the 2nd-year (6.25% quarterly)

• 25% vests in the 3rd-year (6.25% quarterly)

• 25% vests in the 4th-year (6.25% quarterly)

Sometimes a 5 year schedule

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The highest paying salary package for a Director at Microsoft sits at a yearly total compensation of $485,000. This includes base salary as well as any potential stock compensation and bonuses.

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The median yearly total compensation at Microsoft for the Director role is $327,000.

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Microsoft has been a dominant force in the tech industry for decades. Love it or hate it, nearly everyone everywhere is touched, influenced, or somehow dependent upon this company and its products.

Microsoft is also known for paying well. The company created about 10,000 millionaires out of its early employees, so the story goes.

Today, Microsoft employs about 123,000 people, and while not all of them are millionaires, they are paid well and often get generous raises, too.

Using data from Glassdoor, we compiled a list of some of the highest salaries you can earn while working at Microsoft, ranked from lowest to highest. We also tossed in some salaries of less senior but still well paying jobs.

(Note: Some positions listed on Glassdoor were excluded because there weren’t enough shared salaries. Each average salary included in this roundup has at least six reported salaries.)

Service engineer: $113,310

Microsoft

Salary: $105,908

Total compensation including bonuses, stock, etc. : $113,310

A service engineer works with customers, either helping the customer solve problems or helping the customer figure out how to best install/use Microsoft technology, according to a Microsoft job posting.

Software development engineer 1: $114,585

Glassdoor/Microsoft

Salary: $102,036

Total compensation including bonuses, stock, etc.: $114,585

A software development engineer (level 1) is a less experienced computer programmer.

Escalation engineer: $148,099

Microsoft

Salary: $112,721

Total compensation including bonuses, stock, etc. : $148,099

An escalation engineer is an experienced customer-support person who helps Microsoft customers troubleshoot problems, according to Microsoft job listing.

Senior software development engineer: $176,459

Microsoft work place: “Test in progress”

Glassdoor/Microsoft

Salary: $136,592

Total compensation including bonuses, stock, etc. : $176,459

A senior software development engineer is an experienced computer programmer.

Senior researcher: $184,640

Microsoft Research

Salary: $184,640

Total compensation including bonuses, stock, etc.: $282,710

Microsoft has huge research-and-development facilities where people study everything related to computers and tech.

A senior researcher is expected to have at least five years of experience in the field of study, according to a job posting for a senior security researcher.

Senior director: $190,000

Glassdoor/Microsoft

Salary: $190,000

Total compensation including bonuses, stock, etc. : $314,522

As its name implies, a senior director is senior, middle-management position at the company.

For instance, in a job listing for a senior director of brand strategy, Microsoft says the job requires at least eight years of experience and the work requires developing strategy.

Creative director: $194,190

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Salary: $183,980

Total compensation including bonuses, stock, etc.: $194,190

A creative director is a senior design position at Microsoft.

This person decides the product’s vision, its user interface, look and feel, and so on, according to a job posting for creative director of Microsoft’s new 3D glasses, the HoloLens.

Human resources director: $237,934

Lisa Brummel, Microsoft’s executive vice president of Human Resources

Microsoft

Salary: $176,008

Total compensation including bonuses, stock, etc. :  $237,934

Caring for 123,000 people requires a team of HR people.

An HR director is a senior-level role that requires a minimum 10 years in related human resources roles, according to a Microsoft job posting.

Software architect: $262,286

Microsoft

Salary: $182,959

Total compensation including bonuses, stock, etc.: $262,286

A software architect is one of the many roles for available for a programmer.

It typically involves designing large or complex systems including product roadmaps, according to a job posting for a principal software architect at Microsoft.

Director of business operations: $268,639

Nick Parker, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s OEM Division, and Felicia Guity, general manager in Microsoft’s OEM Division

Salary: $175,642

Total compensation including bonuses, stock, etc.: $268,639

A director of business operations is a senior business analysis role that helps plan and monitor the overall resources a business unit needs.

It could include business development and finance, according to a Microsoft job posting.

Principal group program manager: $271,582

Microsoft

Salary: $178,513

Total compensation including bonuses, stock, etc. : $271,582

There are many flavors of program manager at Microsoft.

These people make sure teams are building what customers will want to buy. A principal group program manager is expected to have at least five years of experience managing software projects, according to a Microsoft job listing.

Senior director marketing: $342,436

Microsoft

Salary: $201,429

Total compensation including bonuses, stock, etc.: $342,436

Microsoft has many layers of marketing managers.

A senior director manages a team, and the role includes product definition, marketing strategy, and launch strategy, according to the LinkedIn profile of Scott Erickson, a senior director at HoloLens.

Director of engineering: $347,210

Microsoft employees work on Skype

Microsoft

Salary: $197,357

Total compensation including bonuses, stock, etc.: $347,210

The director-of-engineering role at Microsoft is another leadership position, and the wide variety of these types of roles include working with products, customers, and partners.

Director of development: $432,961

BI

Salary: $207,111

Total compensation including bonuses, stock, etc.: $432,961

A director of development is a sort of catch-all title for a senior manager of a team of people creating new tech for the company.

For instance, applicants who respond to a job listing for director of advanced development are applying to lead the engineering of Microsoft’s new product, the Microsoft Surface Hub.

General manager: $457,382

Microsoft Surface Team during a Reddit AMA, May, 2014

Twitter/Panos Panay

Salary: $224,990

Total compensation including bonuses, stock, etc. : $457,382

With 123,000 employees, the company has a lot of high-paying middle-management positions.

Though CEO Satya Nadella has been reorganizing the company to reduce management layers, there are still plenty of GMs, who rank a few levels below the CEO.

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15 Microsoft vacancies with salaries above $170,000 per year – AIN.UA

April 21, 2016,
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Microsoft is on top. Largely thanks to the current CEO of the company, Satya Nadella. Users love Microsoft, investors love Microsoft, and developers and programmers are becoming more and more fond of the company. This leads to the fact that the company attracts more and more talented employees and pays them a lot of money. Business Insider collected 15 company vacancies with salaries above $170,000 a year, focusing on public information on the Glassdoor website. AIN.UA publishes the translation of the material.

1. Software architects create tools for users of Microsoft products. They earn between $179,535 and $256,933 per year, including stocks, bonuses, and compensation.
2. If you are a creative director and work for Microsoft, you can expect a salary of $180,789 to $190,869 with all compensation.
3. Company development managers have risen to the same level as Microsoft developers and receive from $180,812 to $292,500.
4. Senior researchers at Microsoft are doing interesting work – creating new technologies and testing them. For example, Microsoft HoloLens is their development. Researchers receive from the company from $183,540 to $292,455.
5. Development directors coordinate engineering teams working on Microsoft products and new features. They receive between $185,083 and $303,959.
6. Among all business units of the company, which include the sales department and accounting department, senior executives receive from $190 201 to $308 470.
7. Senior CMOs work under Microsoft Marketing Director Chris Capossel to build the company’s reputation. Their annual salary ranges from $195,882 to $339,326 with all compensation.

   Chris Capossela

8. Product managers manage the development of specific products such as Xbox Live or Visual Studio. Their salary is $195,936-$310,865.
9. Like other IT companies, Microsoft is focused on software developers. Development director receives from $196,677 to $346,247.
10. Senior business development directors receive between $203,452 and $339,014. Their job is to build partnerships, work with investors, and suppliers. Peggy Johnson manages the business development department at the company.
11. Development Director – A senior manager who manages the creation of new company products, such as the Surface Book. They receive from $205,297 to $426,689 with all compensation.

    Peggy Johnson

12. Large companies like Microsoft have a dozen managing directors who run parts of the company. This position pays well – from $ 224 928 to $464,005.
13. Outside the engineering department, Microsoft’s salaries are also high. Large companies need good lawyers, so senior lawyers get between $194,308 and $286,470 with all compensation.
14. The same applies to the HR department. An HR director can expect a salary of $175,242 to $241,361.
15. But in terms of salary, it’s best to be the boss. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella received $18.3 million last year with all compensation. However, the risks are also high – if Microsoft does not reach the set KPIs, then Nadella will lose millions.

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Salaries of top managers of Microsoft fell for the first time in 4 years

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In the past fiscal year, the average salary of the highest paid top managers of Microsoft decreased for the first time in 4 years – by 3. 7%. Steve Ballmer received the least in the team, and Kevin Turner became the record holder of the list, whose fee is eight times more.

The average salary of the five highest paid Microsoft directors, including the CEO Steve Ballmer (Steve Ballmer), in the 2012-2013 financial year decreased by 3.7% to $7.2 million compared to $7.48 million in the 2011-2012 financial year. Such figures are contained in a document filed by the company with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

In total, the top five Microsoft CEOs earned $36 million last year. This includes salary, bonuses, and stock bonuses.

Over the past 4 years, the average salary of Microsoft directors has decreased for the first time. In the 2011-2012 financial year, for comparison, the average value increased by 22%, and in the 2010-2011 financial year – by 23%.

Top earners Kevin Turner COO Satya Nadella Executive Vice President Microsoft Cloud and Enterprise President Microsoft Office Division Kurt Delbene Kurt DelBene and CFO Amy Hood (Amy Hood).

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer received the least on the team, and compared to Kevin Turner’s compensation, his fee was about eight times less: $1.3 million versus $10.4 million.

Bonuses paid to top managers of Microsoft depend on the results that the company managed to achieve at the end of the year. The maximum possible awards were received by Kevin Turner and Amy Hood.

Average compensation of top managers of Microsoft

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Steve Ballmer’s FY2012-2013 bonus was reduced by 21% from FY2011-2012 to $550,000. Explaining the drop in premium, Microsoft’s board of directors cited poor results from the Windows Division and poor sales of the Surface RT tablet.

Kevin Turner earned 8 times more than Ballmer last year

Recall that in August 2013, Ballmer announced his intention to retire within 12 months after the transfer of his functions to a successor.