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Based on feedback from 160 Microsoft employees about sign on bonuses, 41% said they received $10,000+. Employees with a high school education level were most likely to receive a $10,000+ sign on bonus, whereas those with some college were most likely to receive no sign on bonus. Lastly, employees at Microsoft's Seattle office were most likely to receive a sign on bonus, in comparison to employees at Microsoft's New York office who were least likely to receive a signing bonus.

Q: When you were hired at your current job, what was the cash amount of your signing bonus?

Answered by 160 Microsoft employees

Gender

Male

I didn't receive a signing bonus
30%
$1 - $1,000
1%
$1,000 - $5,000
12%
$5,000 - $10,000
12%
$10,000+
45%

Female

I didn't receive a signing bonus
51%
$1 - $1,000
3%
$1,000 - $5,000
16%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
30%

Ethnicity

66%
I didn't receive a signing bonus

African American/Black employees at Microsoft answered I didn't receive a signing bonus the most among all other ethnicities.

Caucasian employees at Microsoft answered $1 - $1,000 the least among all other ethnicities.

  • Caucasian
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • African American/Black
  • Asian or Pacific Islander
  • Other
I didn't receive a signing bonus
38%
$1 - $1,000
2%
$1,000 - $5,000
13%
$5,000 - $10,000
9%
$10,000+
38%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
11%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
13%
$5,000 - $10,000
13%
$10,000+
63%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
66%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
0%
$5,000 - $10,000
17%
$10,000+
17%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
28%
$1 - $1,000
4%
$1,000 - $5,000
10%
$5,000 - $10,000
8%
$10,000+
50%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
29%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
24%
$5,000 - $10,000
6%
$10,000+
41%

Department

78%
I didn't receive a signing bonus

Microsoft employees in Design answered I didn't receive a signing bonus the most among all other departments.

Microsoft employees in Engineering answered $1 - $1,000 the least among all other departments.

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Design
  • Marketing
  • Operations
  • Admin
  • Business Development
  • Finance
  • IT
  • Sales
I didn't receive a signing bonus
26%
$1 - $1,000
2%
$1,000 - $5,000
15%
$5,000 - $10,000
10%
$10,000+
47%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
20%
$1 - $1,000
7%
$1,000 - $5,000
7%
$5,000 - $10,000
13%
$10,000+
53%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
78%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
11%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
11%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
44%
$1 - $1,000
6%
$1,000 - $5,000
13%
$5,000 - $10,000
6%
$10,000+
31%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
33%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
0%
$5,000 - $10,000
34%
$10,000+
33%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
75%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
25%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
0%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
33%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
0%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
67%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
25%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
0%
$5,000 - $10,000
25%
$10,000+
50%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
44%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
12%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
44%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
30%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
10%
$5,000 - $10,000
10%
$10,000+
50%

Age

67%
$10,000+

Microsoft employees aged 56-60 answered $10,000+ the most among all other ethnicities.

Microsoft employees aged 26-30 answered $1 - $1,000 the least among all other ethnicities.

  • 18-25
  • 26-30
  • 31-35
  • 36-40
  • 41-45
  • 46-50
  • 51-55
  • 56-60
I didn't receive a signing bonus
25%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
25%
$5,000 - $10,000
17%
$10,000+
33%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
28%
$1 - $1,000
3%
$1,000 - $5,000
18%
$5,000 - $10,000
10%
$10,000+
41%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
41%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
11%
$5,000 - $10,000
11%
$10,000+
37%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
35%
$1 - $1,000
3%
$1,000 - $5,000
12%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
50%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
31%
$1 - $1,000
6%
$1,000 - $5,000
19%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
44%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
33%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
14%
$5,000 - $10,000
20%
$10,000+
33%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
50%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
0%
$5,000 - $10,000
17%
$10,000+
33%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
33%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
0%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
67%

Education

50%
$10,000+

Microsoft employees with answered $10,000+ the most among all other education levels.

Microsoft employees with a Bachelor's degree answered $1 - $1,000 the least among all other education levels.

  • High school
  • Some college
  • Associate's
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral or professional
I didn't receive a signing bonus
25%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
0%
$5,000 - $10,000
25%
$10,000+
50%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
50%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
25%
$5,000 - $10,000
6%
$10,000+
19%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
33%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
0%
$5,000 - $10,000
34%
$10,000+
33%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
34%
$1 - $1,000
3%
$1,000 - $5,000
11%
$5,000 - $10,000
10%
$10,000+
42%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
31%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
14%
$5,000 - $10,000
5%
$10,000+
50%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
25%
$1 - $1,000
12%
$1,000 - $5,000
25%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
38%

Experience

50%
$10,000+

Microsoft employees with Entry Level experience answered $10,000+ the most among all other segments.

Microsoft employees with Over 10 Years experience answered $1 - $1,000 the least among all other segments.

  • Entry Level
  • 1 to 3 Years
  • 3 to 6 Years
  • 6 to 10 Years
  • Over 10 Years
I didn't receive a signing bonus
33%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
17%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
50%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
31%
$1 - $1,000
6%
$1,000 - $5,000
25%
$5,000 - $10,000
13%
$10,000+
25%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
33%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
13%
$5,000 - $10,000
16%
$10,000+
38%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
25%
$1 - $1,000
8%
$1,000 - $5,000
21%
$5,000 - $10,000
4%
$10,000+
42%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
38%
$1 - $1,000
1%
$1,000 - $5,000
8%
$5,000 - $10,000
9%
$10,000+
44%

Location

75%
I didn't receive a signing bonus

Microsoft employees in New York answered I didn't receive a signing bonus the most among all other locations.

Microsoft employees in Seattle answered $1 - $1,000 the least among all other locations.

  • Dallas
  • Denver
  • New York
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
I didn't receive a signing bonus
40%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
20%
$5,000 - $10,000
20%
$10,000+
20%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
34%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
33%
$5,000 - $10,000
33%
$10,000+
0%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
75%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
25%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
0%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
34%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
22%
$5,000 - $10,000
11%
$10,000+
33%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
33%
$1 - $1,000
2%
$1,000 - $5,000
10%
$5,000 - $10,000
10%
$10,000+
45%

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