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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
CEO $190,000 $190,000 30.0% $1,800,000 $1,800,000 New York City 20.0 2.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees $6M 2023/12
CEO $95,000 $95,000 58.0% $2,100,000 $2,100,000 New Zealand 5.0 1.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees $4M 2023/12
CEO $350,000 $350,000 6.0% $3,000,000 $3,000,000 San Francisco Bay Area 15.0 4.0 Series B 11-50 employees $50M 2023/12
CEO $250,000 $250,000 40.0% $1,000,000 $1,000,000 Miami 20.0 1.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees $2M 2023/08
CEO $210,000 $210,000 6.67% $2,000,000 $2,000,000 New York City 10.0 3.0 Series A 11-50 employees $30M 2023/07
CEO $450,000 $450,000 2.0% $1,000,000 $1,000,000 Remote US 20.0 5.0 Series D 51-100 employees $50M 2023/05
CEO $150,000 $150,000 24.75% $9,900,000 $9,900,000 Remote US 4.0 4.0 Series A 11-50 employees $40M 2023/02
CEO $300,000 $300,000 31.25% $10,000,000 $10,000,000 Boston 20.0 4.0 Series A 11-50 employees $32M 2022/09

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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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