Annual Salary Overview of Programmers in 25 Companies: Apple Ranks 6th, Microsoft 18th

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On October 18, according to foreign media reports, research firm Glassdoor recently released a survey report on the annual salaries of programmers at 25 top companies. According to the report, among the four major internet giants — Google, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft — Google, which has the highest programmer salary ranking, is only in fourth place with an average annual salary of $127,143, while Apple's programmers have an average annual salary of $124,630.

According to Glassdoor, Facebook's programmers have an average annual salary of $121,507, barely making it into the top ten, ranked ninth; Microsoft ranks the lowest among the four major internet giants, placed eighteenth, with an average annual salary of $108,611. Additionally, Juniper ranks first with a base salary for programmers nearing $160,000, while Qualcomm ranks twenty-fifth with a base salary for programmers slightly above $100,000.