Glassdoor dramatically underestimates salaries. My position is listed as about half of what I'm actually paid (and I'm "average"). Paysa and LinkedIn are accurate for my position, but I think both generally tend to underestimate most people's total comp as well, particularly for software engineers in the Bay Area. Honestly, as bizarre as it sounds, comp info from Blind seems to be the most accurate. Levels.fyi is fairly accurate as well, but only if you look at the newest entries on the spreadsheet (and not on the level averages on the main page).
I’m from Levels.fyi and one thing we’ve found (seemingly obvious) is how specific skill sets can dramatically affect comp numbers. Ex. AI / ML is the hot stuff these days. To this end, we’ve added a field to collect ‘focus’ for each salary submitted. P.S. there’s also a quick link for getting straight to the salary spreadsheet: www.comp.fyi
Glassdoor is old enough now their data comes from 10+ years ago, and the bulk of their salary numbers come from the depths of the great recession. It's no wonder their numbers are out of wack.
I also highly doubt they adjust their submitted salaries for inflation.
It wouldn't make any sense to adjust the salaries for inflation would it? Only if salaries were moving up with inflation, and they're not. Haven't been for decades, I thought that was across the board.
