Several big tech firms laid off workers earlier this year and Microsoft was one of them, cutting 5% of its workforce in mid-January. The company also began slashing compensation offers, and probably for good reason. Data shows Microsoft flashed fat checks in the employees' faces last year.

Microsoft doesn't share salary information, but the company is required to disclose offers in work-visa applications submitted to the U.S. Office of Foreign Labor Certification.

In 2022, they made salary offers ranging from $77,000 to $310,000 before factoring in stock-based compensation, performance rewards and bonuses, according to a Business Insider report.

Here's a look at the base salary ranges Microsoft offered to prospective workers for some of its open positions.