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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
Senior engineering manager $250,000 $250,000 0.02% $1,200,000 $1,200,000 Remote US 8.0 4.5 Series E 1001-5000 employees $6B 2024/02
Engineering manager $285,000 $285,000 0.05% $150,000 $150,000 Seattle 8.0 0.0 Series C 101-200 employees $300M 2023/11
Engineering manager $240,000 $240,000 0.09% $90,000 $90,000 Los Angeles 15.0 0.0 Series A 11-50 employees $100M 2023/06
Engineering manager $225,000 $225,000 0.0085% $170,000 $170,000 Remote US 15.0 1.0 Series C 501-1000 employees $2B 2023/05
Engineering manager $320,000 $320,000 0.016% $1,300,000 $1,300,000 San Francisco Bay Area 13.0 0.0 Series D 501-1000 employees $8B 2023/02
Engineering manager $275,000 $275,000 0.0375% $600,000 $600,000 San Francisco Bay Area 12.0 0.0 Series C 201-500 employees $2B 2023/02
Senior engineering manager $215,000 $215,000 0.0007% $160,000 $160,000 Remote US 15.0 1.5 Post-IPO 5000+ employees $23B 2023/02
Engineering manager $252,000 $252,000 0.017% $1,000,000 $1,000,000 San Francisco Bay Area 8.0 0.0 Series F 501-1000 employees $6B 2023/02
Sales engineering manager $275,000 $275,000 0.2% $200,000 $200,000 New York City 12.0 2.0 Series A 11-50 employees $100M 2022/11
Senior engineering manager $300,000 $300,000 0.15% $1,950,000 $1,950,000 San Francisco Bay Area 10.0 0.0 Series A 51-100 employees $1B 2022/10
Engineering manager $135,000 $135,000 0.027% $40,000 $40,000 Remote UK 12.0 1.0 Series A 101-200 employees $148M 2022/09
Engineering manager $215,000 $215,000 0.4% $200,000 $200,000 San Francisco Bay Area 8.0 0.0 Series A 11-50 employees $50M 2022/08
Engineering manager $225,000 $225,000 0.063% $1,000,000 $1,000,000 Seattle 12.0 0.5 Series D 101-200 employees $2B 2022/07
Engineering manager $250,000 $250,000 0.1% $500,000 $500,000 San Francisco Bay Area 10.0 0.0 Series B 11-50 employees $500M 2022/06
Engineering manager $200,000 $200,000 0.5% $1,000,000 $1,000,000 San Francisco 8.0 0.0 Series A 11-50 employees $200M 2022/05
Engineering manager $260,000 $260,000 0.1% $492,000 $492,000 Remote US 10.0 0.0 Series B 51-100 employees $492M 2022/05
Engineering manager $260,000 $260,000 0.04% $500,000 $500,000 Seattle 9.0 0.0 Series B 201-500 employees $1B 2022/05
Senior engineering manager $170,000 $170,000 0.014% $20,000 $20,000 Remote US 10.0 1.0 Series A 51-100 employees $143M 2022/05
Senior engineering manager $175,000 $175,000 0.0036% $80,000 $80,000 Remote US 20.0 2.0 Series C 201-500 employees $2B 2022/04
Engineering manager $250,000 $250,000 0.025% $400,000 $400,000 Remote US 15.0 0.0 Series E 501-1000 employees $2B 2022/04
Engineering manager $255,000 $255,000 0.044% $440,000 $440,000 Remote US 6.0 0.0 Series A 51-100 employees $1B 2022/04
Senior engineering manager $386,000 $386,000 0.05% $1,800,000 $1,800,000 Remote US 12.0 0.0 Series D 201-500 employees $4B 2022/04
Engineering manager $309,000 $309,000 0.001% $400,000 $400,000 Remote US 12.0 0.0 Post-IPO 1001-5000 employees $40B 2022/04
Engineering manager $171,000 $171,000 0.003% $50,000 $50,000 Dallas 7.0 2.0 Series C 201-500 employees $2B 2022/02
Engineering manager $210,000 $210,000 0.4% - - Seattle 11.0 0.0 Series A 11-50 employees - 2022/02
Engineering manager $175,000 $175,000 6.37% - - Remote US 25.0 0.5 Series C 101-200 employees - 2022/02
Senior engineering manager $255,000 $255,000 0.05% - - Remote US 12.0 1.0 Series C 201-500 employees - 2022/02
Engineering manager $330,000 $330,000 0.002% $1,800,000 $1,800,000 New York City 9.0 0.0 Series G 5000+ employees $90B 2022/02
Engineering manager $245,000 $245,000 0.2% - - Remote US 16.0 1.0 Series D 51-100 employees - 2022/02
Engineering manager $195,000 $195,000 0.001% $554,000 $554,000 Remote US 9.0 3.0 Series G 5000+ employees $55B 2022/02
Senior engineering manager $192,500 $192,500 0.09% $300,000 $300,000 Remote US 15.0 1.0 Series A 101-200 employees $333M 2022/02
Engineering manager $190,000 $190,000 0.03% $130,000 $130,000 New York City 8.0 0.5 Series D 501-1000 employees $433M 2022/02
Engineering manager $240,000 $240,000 0.003% - - Remote US 10.0 2.0 Series F 1001-5000 employees - 2022/02
Senior engineering manager $250,000 $250,000 0.025% - - Remote US 15.0 2.0 Series A 201-500 employees - 2022/02
Engineering manager $175,000 $175,000 3.88% - - San Francisco 6.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Engineering manager $145,000 $145,000 1.88% - - New York City 6.0 0.0 Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Engineering manager $80,000 $80,000 4.25% - - Toronto 5.0 0.0 Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Engineering manager $140,000 $140,000 0.38% - - Seattle 4.0 0.0 Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Engineering manager $170,000 $170,000 0.78% - - San Francisco Bay Area 8.0 0.0 Series A 11-50 employees - 2022/01
Engineering manager $220,000 $220,000 0.52% - - San Francisco 6.0 0.0 Series A 11-50 employees - 2022/01
Engineering manager $215,000 $215,000 0.56% - - San Francisco 6.0 0.0 Series A 11-50 employees - 2022/01
Engineering manager $240,000 $240,000 0.3% - - Remote US 11.0 2.0 Series A 11-50 employees - 2022/01
Engineering manager $195,000 $195,000 0.72% - - New York 8.0 0.0 Series A 11-50 employees - 2022/01
Engineering manager $148,000 $148,000 0.73% - - Los Angeles 7.0 0.0 Series A 11-50 employees - 2022/01
Engineering manager $235,000 $235,000 0.95% - - Seattle 11.0 0.0 Series B 101-200 employees - 2022/01
Engineering manager $220,000 $220,000 0.33% - - San Francisco Bay Area 20.0 1.0 Series B 51-100 employees - 2022/01
Engineering manager $160,000 $160,000 0.52% - - San Francisco 7.0 0.0 Series B 11-50 employees - 2022/01
Engineering manager $180,000 $180,000 1.2% - - San Francisco 10.0 1.0 Series B 51-100 employees - 2022/01
Engineering manager $240,000 $240,000 0.8% - - San Francisco 12.0 0.0 Series B 101-200 employees - 2022/01
Engineering manager $220,000 $220,000 1.05% - - New York 9.0 1.0 Series B 51-100 employees - 2022/01
Engineering manager $233,000 $233,000 0.15% - - Seattle 8.0 0.0 Series C 101-200 employees - 2022/01
Engineering manager $190,000 $190,000 0.4% - - San Francisco 7.0 0.0 Series C 101-200 employees - 2022/01
Engineering manager $205,000 $205,000 0.35% - - San Francisco 9.0 0.0 Series C 101-200 employees - 2022/01
Engineering manager $215,000 $215,000 0.05% - - New York 6.0 0.0 Series C 201-500 employees - 2022/01
Engineering manager $200,000 $200,000 0.11% - - New York 7.0 0.0 Series C 101-200 employees - 2022/01
Engineering manager $215,000 $215,000 0.12% - - Los Angeles 6.0 0.0 Series C 201-500 employees - 2022/01
Engineering manager $150,000 $150,000 2.25% - - San Francisco 6.0 0.0 Series E 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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