It's no secret that the roles of technology often come with great benefits – from the potential to work in a remote or hybrid the capacity for attractive compensation packages rarely seen in other industries. A newly graduated software engineer can expect to earn between $156,000 and $223,000 per year in Amazon or $207,000 to $297,000 per year in Appleaccording to data from Glass doora website that compiles anonymous job reviews.

Although pay is an important factor for American workers, it is not the only one that matters. burn out continues to be a widespread and growing problem in the US workforce. The latest research from the American automaker Ford showed that most Americans would take a pay cut for good work-life balanceand a 2021 study by the organization on employee well-being and engagement Limeade revealed burn as reason no. 1 that workers left their former employers.

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