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Side-by-side leveling, scope, and market pay. Add up to four via ?keys=SWE.GEN.P5,SWE.GEN.P6.
| vs | P6 TECHNI1.TECHNICA4D9E.P6 Technical and Professional Roles — P6 no content fingerprint | P5 TECHNI1.TECHNICA4D9E.P5 Technical and Professional Roles — P5 no content fingerprint | P4 TECHNI1.TECHNICA4D9E.P4 Technical and Professional Roles — P4 no content fingerprint | P3 TECHNI1.TECHNICA4D9E.P3 Technical and Professional Roles — P3 no content fingerprint |
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| Market pay | $206k ($162k–$262k)inherited | $151k ($119k–$193k)inherited | $120k ($94k–$152k)inherited | $90k ($71k–$115k)inherited |
| Level | P6 · P6 — Principal Professional | P5 · P5 — Expert Professional | P4 · P4 — Senior Professional | P3 · P3 — Mid-Level Professional |
| Function | Technical and Professional Roles | Technical and Professional Roles | Technical and Professional Roles | Technical and Professional Roles |
| Focus | Technical and Professional Roles | Technical and Professional Roles | Technical and Professional Roles | Technical and Professional Roles |
| Typical years | 12–18 | 8–12 | 5–8 | 3–5 |
| Scope | Organization-wide architecture and the hardest problems | Multiple systems or a technical domain | A system or set of related features | Features or a sub-system end-to-end |
| Autonomy | Defines direction; minimal oversight | Sets direction within the domain | Self-directed; reviewed at critical decision points | Works independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standard |
| Impact | Organization-wide | Org / multi-team outcomes | Multi-team / function outcomes | Project / team outcomes |
| Decision rights | Sets technical strategy for a major area | Authority over a technical domain | Owns technical decisions for a system; influences adjacent design | Owns implementation decisions for own scope |