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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
Chief of staff $230,000+$15K $230,000 0.25% $375,000+$40K $375,000 Remote US 11.0 0.0 Series C 101-200 employees $150M 2025/01
Staff software engineer $225,000 $225,000 0.05% $120,000 $120,000 Remote US 9.0 3.0 Series C 101-200 employees $240M 2024/07
Chief of staff $264,000 $264,000 0.35% $2,100,000 $2,100,000 San Francisco Bay Area 10.0 1.0 Series C 201-500 employees $600M 2024/02
Chief of staff $175,000 $175,000 0.035% $60,000 $60,000 New York City 7.0 1.0 Series C 51-100 employees $171M 2023/08
Staff data scientist $250,000 $250,000 0.043% $430,000 $430,000 Remote US 13.0 0.0 Series C 51-100 employees $1B 2023/04
Staff software engineer $230,000 $230,000 0.0125% $187,500 $187,500 Remote US 9.0 0.0 Series C 201-500 employees $2B 2022/11
Staff software engineer $295,000 $295,000 0.035% $1,050,000 $1,050,000 Remote US 10.0 0.0 Series C 201-500 employees $3B 2022/10
Staff software engineer $295,000 $295,000 0.035% $1,050,000 $1,050,000 Remote US 10.0 0.0 Series C 201-500 employees $3B 2022/10
Staff software engineer $250,000 $250,000 0.1% $500,000 $500,000 Remote US 8.0 0.0 Series C 101-200 employees $500M 2022/07
Staff software engineer $270,000 $270,000 0.063% $1,000,000 $1,000,000 San Francisco Bay Area 6.0 0.0 Series C 1001-5000 employees $2B 2022/06
Senior member of technical staff $200,000 $200,000 0.01% $101,000 $101,000 Remote US 6.0 0.0 Series C 101-200 employees $1B 2022/06
Staff hardware engineer $302,000 $302,000 0.067% $660,000 $660,000 Santa Clara 13.0 0.0 Series C 101-200 employees $985M 2022/06
Senior staff software engineer $387,000 $387,000 0.012% $1,710,000 $1,710,000 Remote US 12.0 0.0 Series C 501-1000 employees $14B 2022/05
Senior staff hardware engineer $275,000 $275,000 0.05% $520,000 $520,000 Remote US 11.0 0.0 Series C 201-500 employees $1B 2022/04
Staff software engineer $200,000 $200,000 0.1% $500,000 $500,000 Remote US 10.0 0.0 Series C 201-500 employees $500M 2022/04
Staff software engineer $250,000 $250,000 0.04% $400,000 $400,000 Remote US 14.0 0.0 Series C 101-200 employees $1B 2022/04
Staff software engineer $180,000 $180,000 0.001% - - San Francisco 8.0 2.0 Series C 201-500 employees - 2022/02
Staff software engineer $225,000 $225,000 0.1% - - San Francisco 12.0 0.0 Series C 101-200 employees - 2022/01
Staff software engineer $225,000 $225,000 0.1% - - Remote US 15.0 0.0 Series C 51-100 employees - 2022/01
Staff software engineer $160,000 $160,000 0.006% - - Atlanta 12.0 2.0 Series C 1001-5000 employees - 2022/01
Senior staff software engineer $230,000 $230,000 0.005% - - Remote US 12.0 1.0 Series C 201-500 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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