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Title Salary Hide salary, order only Equity % Equity $ Hide equity, order only Location Total YOE Years at Startup Stage Size Valuation Date
CTO $170,000 $170,000 5.0% $1,000,000 $1,000,000 San Francisco Bay Area 25.0 1.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees $20M 2024/11
CTO $180,000 $180,000 0.5% $25,000 $25,000 Remote US 10.0 1.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees $5M 2024/05
Director of engineering $85,000 $85,000 0.67% $100,000 $100,000 New York City 3.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees $15M 2024/01
CTO $110,000 $110,000 20.0% $2,500,000 $2,500,000 Remote US 8.0 5.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees $12M 2022/09
Director of engineering $175,000 $175,000 2.5% - - Seattle 9.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Director of engineering $180,000 $180,000 3.1% - - San Francisco 10.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
CTO $190,000 $190,000 6.0% - - New York City 5.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
CTO $105,000 $105,000 16.25% - - New York City 5.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
CTO $125,000 $125,000 3.25% - - Los Angeles 3.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
CTO $120,000 $120,000 7.75% - - Los Angeles 10.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01

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Combination of private submissions and private benchmarks. Exact submission date is listed under "Date" column. All submissions are vetted for accuracy.

It's your % ownership of the startup. Calculated one of two ways:
• Your total # of shares ÷ Fully diluted outstanding shares x 100 — confirm that it's fully diluted; otherwise, your stake will look higher than it truly is
• Current value of your shares ÷ current company valuation x 100 — value is based on preferred price (what investors paid); updates with each fundraise

Always make sure you have the numerator and the denominator.

Equity % helps you project what you stand to make. For example, if you have a 1% equity stake in a startup valued at $100M, which eventually IPOs at $1B, your stake will be worth 1% * $1B * dilution rate — dilution rate varies, but a rule of thumb is to assume 10-25% per funding round. This means the earlier you join, the more diluted you'll become. But you'll also have a lower strike price and usually a much bigger % to start with.

TLDR: know your comp band, target a percentile in-line with how strongly the company needs your skillset, and counter based on what you care about most (salary, equity, bonus, benefits).

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