Software Engineering Salaries in Silicon Valley

ТЕCH Software Engineering Salaries in $ilicon Valley As we head into the final quarter of 2012, Riviera Partners took a look back at the previous salary figures from the third quarter and compiled our findings. This salary data is representative of software engineers and developers at emerging-growth companies within the Bay Area. The aggregated numbers are depicted below in what we believe are representative trends in these categories. Skills in Highest Demand by Our Startup Clients 6 Flash Python 7 Hadoop 1 Objective C 9 PHP IST C# 2ND B Scala 4 Flex 5 Ruby 10 HTML5/CSS3 Average Salary by Company Stage $131,000 $126,400 $118,800 $117,300 $120,000 SEED/ ANGEL А. В. С. Other Includes a small sampling of D, F, public, & private clients Average Collective Salary Difference Q3 2012 5.3% .$122,500 Q2 2012. 1 Year Increase $115,500 Q1 2012. $120,400 Q4 2011. .$121,600 Q3 2011. $116,300 Salary by Education O 5 Years Post-Graduation Work Experience Top 20 School $102,500 Non Top 20 School $123,300 50 Years Post-Graduation Work Experience Top 20 School $128,500 Non Top 20 School $123,100 Salary by Experience 1-3 years $115,000 4-6 years $123,600 7-9 years $122,100 10+ years $128,200 Average Increase in Salary After Changing Jobs 7.8% +$8,900 24 elD Average # of Companies Competing for Each Qualified Candidate Q3 2012 Q2 2012 Q1 2012 Q4 2011 ... Average Time from Application to Hire (days) Q3 xxxxxx 24 XXX Q2 ХXXX 26 2012 Q1 хx 24 XXXXXXX> Q4 ххxXXXXXXXX: Q4 ххxXXXXXXXX: