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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
Design lead $177,000 $177,000 0.09% $212,000 $212,000 San Francisco Bay Area 8.0 1.5 Series B 51-100 employees $236M 2024/12
Senior product designer $165,000 $165,000 0.13% $230,000 $230,000 New York 4.0 1.0 Series B 51-100 employees $177M 2024/09
Senior brand designer $130,000 $130,000 0.05% $13,000 $13,000 Remote US 9.0 1.0 Series B 51-100 employees $26M 2023/04
Senior product designer $200,000+$5K $200,000 0.23% $345,000+$75K $345,000 San Francisco Bay Area 7.0 0.0 Series B 11-50 employees $150M 2023/01
Senior UX designer $130,000 $130,000 0.0% - - Remote US 7.0 1.0 Series B 1-10 employees - 2023/01
Creative director $165,000 $165,000 0.006% $18,000 $18,000 Remote US 26.0 2.0 Series B 51-100 employees $300M 2022/12
Content manager $175,000 $175,000 0.03% $1,200,000 $1,200,000 Remote US 5.0 2.0 Series B 201-500 employees $4B 2022/10
Creative director $250,000 $250,000 0.018% $240,000 $240,000 Los Angeles 15.0 0.0 Series B 101-200 employees $1B 2022/09
Product designer $158,000 $158,000 0.01% $10,000 $10,000 San Francisco 6.0 1.0 Series B 51-100 employees $100M 2022/09
Design manager $253,000+$15K $253,000 0.33% $1,100,000+$664K $1,100,000 Remote US 10.0 0.0 Series B 101-200 employees $333M 2022/08
Product designer $130,000+$12K $130,000 0.05% $200,000+$40K $200,000 Remote Canada 2.0 0.0 Series B 11-50 employees $400M 2022/05
Senior UX researcher $160,000 $160,000 0.05% - - Remote US 4.0 0.0 Series B 101-200 employees - 2022/02
Senior product designer $162,000 $162,000 0.1% - - Seattle 5.0 0.0 Series B 11-50 employees - 2022/02
Senior product designer $160,000 $160,000 0.09% - - San Francisco 4.0 0.0 Series B 51-100 employees - 2022/02
Senior product designer $145,000 $145,000 0.12% - - San Francisco 4.0 0.0 Series B 51-100 employees - 2022/02
Senior product designer $190,000 $190,000 0.14% - - San Francisco 5.5 0.0 Series B 51-100 employees - 2022/02
Senior product designer $190,000 $190,000 0.08% - - New York City 4.0 0.0 Series B 11-50 employees - 2022/02
Product designer $130,000 $130,000 0.07% - - Seattle 3.0 0.0 Series B 51-100 employees - 2022/02
Product designer $116,000 $116,000 0.11% - - San Francisco Bay Area 2.0 0.0 Series B 11-50 employees - 2022/02
Product designer $142,000 $142,000 0.03% - - San Francisco Bay Area 2.5 0.0 Series B 51-100 employees - 2022/02
Product designer $145,000 $145,000 0.03% - - San Francisco 2.5 0.0 Series B 51-100 employees - 2022/02
Product designer $115,000 $115,000 0.02% - - New York City 2.0 0.0 Series B 51-100 employees - 2022/02
Lead product designer $250,000 $250,000 0.38% - - Remote US 8.0 0.0 Series B 11-50 employees - 2022/02
Director of Design $210,000 $210,000 0.65% $1,100,000 $1,100,000 Remote US 15.0 2.0 Series B 11-50 employees $169M 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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