{
  "id": 16532204,
  "title": "One company, one 75,500 dollar gap between role families",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/one-company-one-75-500-dollar-gap-between-role-families",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-25T23:18:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/sdijjxcfs/one-company-one-500-gap-between-role-families-5h57"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "One company revealed a staggering $75,500 median difference between the top and bottom of its role family salary ranges. This information was compiled from a public dataset of 8,049 job postings from 266 employers, sourced directly from their own applicant tracking systems. The dataset focused solely on postings that explicitly stated a salary range, excluding bonuses, equity, and other variables that contribute to total compensation.\n\nThe median pay disparity was observed across various role families, including engineering, product, sales, marketing, finance, design, people/recruiting, legal, security, and support and operations. Notably, seniority titles such as \"senior\" or \"staff\" did not significantly impact the median salary, with titles containing these words yielding a median of $185,791 and titles without seniority words at $193,500.\n\nThe study highlights that the role family, rather than the specific job title, plays a crucial role in determining salary. For career-minded individuals seeking optimal pay, focusing on the role family may be more advantageous than merely concentrating on the title alone. It is essential to remember that the posted ranges are base salary bands, not total compensation packages, and are subject to change over time with factors such as promotions and raises. The dataset provides transparency into these discrepancies, allowing individuals to make more informed decisions when evaluating job offers and negotiating compensation.",
  "summary": "The company is one company. The pay is not one number. I keep a public dataset of job postings that actually state a salary range — right now 8,049 of them, deduplicated, from 266 employers' own hiring systems. Same dataset, one question: inside a single company, how far apart are the role families? The answer is $75,500 of median difference between the top and bottom of the range table. Data and…",
  "key_points": [
    "$75,500 median pay gap between top and bottom role family salaries",
    "Dataset from 8,049 job postings across 266 employers",
    "Role family, not specific titles, determines salary significantly"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}