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Cruise Salaries

Cruise's salary ranges from $50,250 in total compensation per year for a Solution Architect at the low-end to $1,421,250 for a Software Engineer at the high-end. Levels.fyi collects anonymous and verified salaries from current and former employees of Cruise. Last updated: 10/25/2024

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Software Engineer
L3 $192K
L4 $301K
L5 $415K
L6 $591K
L7 $891K
L8 $1.42M

Embedded Systems Software Developer

Machine Learning Engineer

Backend Software Engineer

Full-Stack Software Engineer

Quality Assurance (QA) Software Engineer

Production Software Engineer

Security Software Engineer

Site Reliability Engineer

Systems Engineer

Applied Scientist

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Did some web dev for small businesses. Looking for different ideas.

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Vesting Schedule

25%

YR 1

25%

YR 2

25%

YR 3

25%

YR 4

Stock Type
RSU

At Cruise, Main RSUs are subject to a 4-year vesting schedule:

  • 25% vests in the 1st-year (25.00% annually)

  • 25% vests in the 2nd-year (6.25% quarterly)

  • 25% vests in the 3rd-year (6.25% quarterly)

  • 25% vests in the 4th-year (6.25% quarterly)

Cruise has a program called Recurring Liquidity Opportunity (RLO) to give employees liquidity on their private stock which is bought back by General Motors and other partners.

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FAQ

The highest paying role reported at Cruise is Software Engineer at the L8 level with a yearly total compensation of $1,421,250. This includes base salary as well as any potential stock compensation and bonuses.
The median yearly total compensation reported at Cruise is $290,262.

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