Tech Workers May Be Better Off Selling Company Stock

When it comes to tech industry compensation packages, one of the oldest rules still holds true. A recent analysis by Levels.fyi found that senior Microsoft software engineers who sold their company stock as it vested and reinvested in the S&P 500 would be around $50,000 better off than those who held onto all their shares.

This comes at a time when AI companies like Nvidia, OpenAI, and Anthropic have delivered extraordinary gains. However, for many tech employees, spreading investments beyond a single employer remains the safer and sometimes more profitable strategy.