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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
Head of Product $60,000 $60,000 15.0% $600,000 $600,000 Remote US 2.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees $4M 2024/03
Founding product designer $195,000+$15K $195,000 0.6% $120,000+$60K $120,000 San Francisco Bay Area 9.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees $20M 2022/10
Product manager $145,000 $145,000 0.03% $150,000 $150,000 Remote US 5.0 0.5 Pre-Seed 11-50 employees $500M 2022/07
Product lead $175,000 $175,000 0.5% - - Remote US 8.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/03
Product marketing manager $140,000 $140,000 3.0% - - San Francisco Bay Area 3.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/03
Director of Product $164,000 $164,000 3.0% - - Austin 4.0 1.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/02
Product designer $165,000 $165,000 0.73% - - Remote US 3.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/02
Product designer $115,000 $115,000 0.54% - - Remote US 2.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/02
Founding product designer $142,000 $142,000 0.38% - - Remote US 3.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/02
Product designer $160,000 $160,000 1.3% - - New York City 3.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/02
Product designer $115,000 $115,000 1.5% - - Los Angeles 3.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/02
Technical product manager $120,000 $120,000 0.83% - - New York City 3.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/02
Senior product manager $150,000 $150,000 0.81% - - San Francisco 3.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/02
Product manager $138,000 $138,000 0.78% - - Toronto 3.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/02
Product manager $135,000 $135,000 1.63% - - San Francisco 2.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/02
Product manager $138,000 $138,000 0.78% - - San Francisco 3.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/02
Product manager $135,000 $135,000 1.63% - - New York City 2.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/02
Product manager $135,000 $135,000 0.6% - - New York City 3.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/02
Product manager $70,500 $70,500 5.0% - - Copenhagen, Denmark 5.0 1.0 Pre-Seed 11-50 employees - 2022/02
Product manager $138,000 $138,000 0.78% - - Austin 3.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/02
Product lead $150,000 $150,000 2.75% - - New York City 4.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/02
Head of Product $175,000 $175,000 5.0% - - San Francisco 8.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/02
Head of Product $155,000 $155,000 5.5% - - San Francisco 9.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/02
Head of Product $80,000 $80,000 6.0% - - New York City 3.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/02
Head of Product $150,000 $150,000 6.5% - - Los Angeles 9.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/02
Head of Product $125,000 $125,000 8.75% - - Chicago 6.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/02

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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:
โ€ข Your total # of shares รท Fully diluted outstanding shares x 100 โ€” confirm that it's fully diluted; otherwise, your stake will look higher than it truly is
โ€ข Current value of your shares รท current company valuation x 100 โ€” 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 โ€” 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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