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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
Staff software engineer $285,000 $285,000 0.075% $245,000 $245,000 Remote US 16.0 0.0 Series B 51-100 employees $327M 2025/08
Staff software engineer $300,000+$15K $300,000 0.12% $1,200,000+$85K $1,200,000 Remote US 12.0 0.0 Series B 101-200 employees $1B 2025/06
Chief of Staff $200,000 $200,000 0.2% $100,000 $100,000 New York City 4.0 4.0 Series B 11-50 employees $50M 2025/02
Chief of Staff $168,000 $168,000 1.94% $3,500,000 $3,500,000 San Francisco Bay Area 22.0 5.0 Series B 1-10 employees $180M 2024/03
Staff software engineer $280,000 $280,000 0.02% $350,000 $350,000 Remote US 9.0 0.0 Series B 1001-5000 employees $2B 2024/01
Chief of staff $255,000 $255,000 0.25% $500,000 $500,000 New York City 9.0 0.5 Series B 51-100 employees $200M 2023/12
Staff software engineer $230,000 $230,000 0.016% $160,000 $160,000 Remote US 20.0 0.0 Series B 201-500 employees $1B 2023/07
Senior staff security engineer $260,000 $260,000 0.11% $225,000 $225,000 Remote US 7.0 1.0 Series B 101-200 employees $205M 2023/06
Staff software engineer $210,000 $210,000 0.04% $130,000 $130,000 Remote US 11.0 0.0 Series B 101-200 employees $325M 2023/05
Staff software engineer $200,000 $200,000 0.057% $114,000 $114,000 Remote US 11.0 0.0 Series B 101-200 employees $200M 2023/03
Staff hardware engineer $250,000 $250,000 0.35% $1,050,000 $1,050,000 Remote US 10.0 0.0 Series B 51-100 employees $300M 2023/03
Staff software engineer $250,000 $250,000 0.12% $1,200,000 $1,200,000 Remote US 15.0 0.0 Series B 51-100 employees $1B 2023/02
Staff software engineer $220,000 $220,000 0.15% $600,000 $600,000 Remote US 7.0 0.0 Series B 51-100 employees $400M 2022/11
Staff software engineer $220,000 $220,000 0.05% $150,000 $150,000 Remote US 10.0 0.0 Series B 51-100 employees $300M 2022/10
Staff firmware engineer $210,000 $210,000 0.11% $1,100,000 $1,100,000 Remote US 12.0 0.0 Series B 51-100 employees $1B 2022/09
Staff software engineer $240,000 $240,000 0.0225% $90,000 $90,000 Remote US 15.0 1.0 Series B 101-200 employees $400M 2022/09
Staff software engineer $200,000 $200,000 0.22% $1,000,000 $1,000,000 Remote US 8.0 0.0 Series B 11-50 employees $455M 2022/06
Staff software engineer $175,000 $175,000 0.12% $240,000 $240,000 Phoenix 12.0 1.0 Series B 201-500 employees $200M 2022/04
Staff software engineer $236,000 $236,000 0.16% $300,000 $300,000 San Francisco Bay Area 8.0 0.0 Series B 51-100 employees $188M 2022/04
Staff software engineer $245,000 $245,000 0.04% $150,000 $150,000 Remote US 14.0 0.0 Series B 51-100 employees $375M 2022/04
Staff software engineer $236,000 $236,000 0.06% - - Remote US 15.0 0.0 Series B 51-100 employees - 2022/02
Staff software engineer $225,000 $225,000 0.24% - - San Francisco Bay Area 10.0 3.0 Series B 51-100 employees - 2022/02
Staff software engineer $200,000 $200,000 0.25% - - Remote US 7.0 0.0 Series B 51-100 employees - 2022/02
Staff software engineer $165,000 $165,000 0.25% - - San Francisco Bay Area 7.0 0.0 Series B 11-50 employees - 2022/01
Staff software engineer $195,000 $195,000 0.5% - - San Francisco 6.0 4.0 Series B 51-100 employees - 2022/01
Staff software engineer $180,000 $180,000 0.1% - - San Francisco 8.0 0.0 Series B 101-200 employees - 2022/01
Staff software engineer $215,000 $215,000 0.15% - - San Francisco 10.0 0.0 Series B 51-100 employees - 2022/01
Staff software engineer $215,000 $215,000 0.07% - - Remote US 15.0 0.0 Series B 51-100 employees - 2022/01
Senior staff software engineer $230,000 $230,000 0.25% - - San Francisco Bay Area 10.0 0.0 Series B 11-50 employees - 2022/01
Senior staff software engineer $275,000 $275,000 0.2% - - San Francisco 9.0 0.0 Series B 51-100 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:
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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