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[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago (13 children)

I would never have guessed that an app like signal would spend almost 20 million in salaries. I wonder what is the salary of the executives.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (7 children)

It's not only salaries:

about half of Signal’s overall operating budget goes towards recruiting, compensating, and retaining the people who build and care for Signal. When benefits, HR services, taxes, recruiting, and salaries are included, this translates to around $19 million dollars per year.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Still, the cost equals almost 400 000 dollars per employee. That is a LOT of money. Even half that (twice the employees or half the cost) would still be a lot.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, I agree it's a lot.

I think that with "recruiting" and "HR services" they mean outsourced services, so maybe not all of it goes directly to the employees.

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