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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 $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
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 $120,000 $120,000 2.0% $100,000 $100,000 San Francisco Bay Area 4.0 2.0 Seed 11-50 employees $5M 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
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
Chief of staff $240,000 $240,000 0.125% $250,000 $250,000 Remote US 20.0 1.0 Series A 11-50 employees $200M 2023/01
Chief of staff $140,000+$10K $140,000 0.11% $110,000+$10K $110,000 Remote US 3.0 0.0 Series A 11-50 employees $100M 2023/01
Chief of staff $51,000 $51,000 0.11% $22,000 $22,000 London 3.0 2.0 Seed 1-10 employees $20M 2022/09
Chief of staff $175,000 $175,000 0.25% $250,000 $250,000 San Francisco Bay Area 6.0 0.0 Series A 11-50 employees $100M 2022/06
Chief of staff $175,000 $175,000 0.4% $200,000 $200,000 San Francisco Bay Area 6.0 0.5 Series A 11-50 employees $50M 2022/06
Chief of staff $150,000 $150,000 1.0% - - Remote US 5.0 0.0 Series A 1-10 employees - 2022/02
Chief of staff $148,000 $148,000 0.76% - - Remote US 3.0 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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