Anyone able to contextualize what "Level 59" means here? Also is that $126K base workable in the Seattle, Washington market?
I would expect Raytheon and the other contractors (i.e. Booze Alan) have raised entry level to like 70/80k but they're going to be much lower than Microsoft. As well as as you get promoted it caps out much lower. It's a bit better at non-contractors like Capitol One but still not quite the same as a "Tech Company".
https://www.levels.fyi/?compare=Raytheon,Microsoft,Capital%2...
Levels.fyi does a pretty good job at this kind of context at least for the big companies.
(The level number starting so high is I'd guess due to an homogenous pay structure, so some non-engineering, junior HR say, roles lower paid (<L59) than where engineering happens to start.)