Microsoft severance packages
6 community-shared reports from Microsoft. Use them to benchmark what you're being offered.
Reports
6
Median severance
11 weeks
$500,000
Avg severance
30.8 weeks
$500,000
Typical range
4–39 weeks
Median base
$144,050
Median total comp
$200,000
Median tenure
12.5y
Negotiated
17%
COBRA included
50%
PTO paid out
0%
Remote
17%
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Microsoft
·IC2 / JuniorSoftware Engineer
Jul 6, 2026
Layoff / RIFSeverance
4 wks
Base
Tenure
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COBRA 6moOutplacementEquity: Vested through date
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Microsoft
·MidSoftware Engineer
Jun 5, 2026
Mutual separationSeverance
11 wks
Base
Tenure
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Equity: Vested through date
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Microsoft
·65 / PrincipalProduct Manager · Internal tools
May 22, 2026
Mutual separationSeverance
39 wks
Base
Tenure
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COBRA 12moBonus includedEquity: Vested through date
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Microsoft
Unspecified role
May 5, 2026
Layoff / RIFSeverance
0 wks
Base
Tenure
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COBRA 6moEquity: Continued vesting
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Microsoft
·L59HR
Sep 1, 2025
PerformanceSeverance
0 wks
Base
Tenure
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Equity: ForfeitedNegotiated
Negotiation: Got HR to confirm the decision was tied to rewards/performance, but no severance or reinstatement.
“I emailed HR and pressed for a reason after I was let go, since I had not been given any prior warning. They only repeated that it was based on rewards and my manager’s HR-fed talking points, so I did not get any meaningful reversal.”
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·M1 / DirectorSales · STU
Aug 10, 2018
Layoff / RIFSeverance
100 wks
Base
Tenure
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Equity: Vested through date