Still, it provides a valuable guide to salaries at Apple for positions such as software developers, electrical engineers ... at Business Insider's Big Tech salary database to see how much Google ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sandeep Rao, a 32-year-old software engineer based in San Jose, California. Business Insider has verified his income with documentation.

A current software engineer there says: Pros: "Very good work and life balance. Employees can choose how much effort to put in. Salary is also above average." Cons: "Texas Instruments seems to be ...