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: 11/21/2024
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At Cruise, 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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