Inbox (paraphrase): "I'm an engineer considering a switch to PM. Which gets paid more?"
That's a potentially useful and nuanced question, so.
My ambient impression is that, at high status employers, engineers get paid more than PMs, materially so, early in their careers.
That's a potentially useful and nuanced question, so.
My ambient impression is that, at high status employers, engineers get paid more than PMs, materially so, early in their careers.
However, I am credibly informed that PMing is the highest expected value track over the length of the career at large tech firms, mostly due to a) extreme elasticity of compensation packages if you successfully PM on core products and b) advancement opportunities to e.g. biz lead
Obligatory disclaimers: depends on the company, depends sometimes on the org within the company, requires you to make guesses a few years out as to how the market evolves, and *points to disclaimer about this Twitter representing personal views* that.
