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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
Lead software engineer $200,000 $200,000 2.5% $1,250,000+$150K $1,250,000 San Francisco Bay Area 5.0 0.0 Seed 1-10 employees $50M 2023/08
Lead software engineer $100,000 $100,000 5.0% $400,000 $400,000 Remote US 12.0 0.0 Seed 1-10 employees $8M 2023/08
Lead software engineer $100,000 $100,000 5.0% $60,000 $60,000 New York City 5.0 2.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees $1M 2022/11
Lead software engineer $230,000 $230,000 0.32% $320,000 $320,000 San Francisco 7.0 0.0 Series A 11-50 employees $100M 2022/07
Lead software engineer $190,000 $190,000 0.25% $250,000 $250,000 New York City 5.0 0.0 Series A 11-50 employees $100M 2022/07
Lead software engineer $200,000 $200,000 0.3% $300,000 $300,000 Remote US 6.0 0.0 Series A 11-50 employees $100M 2022/07
Lead software engineer $100,000 $100,000 0.017% $83,000 $83,000 Remote US 5.0 5.0 Series A 51-100 employees $488M 2022/06
Lead software engineer $150,000 $150,000 3.0% $30,000 $30,000 Remote US 6.0 2.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees $1M 2022/04
Lead software engineer $320,000 $320,000 0.004% $400,000 $400,000 Remote US 10.0 0.0 Series D 201-500 employees $10B 2022/04
Lead software engineer $247,000 $247,000 0.013% $880,000 $880,000 Remote US 10.0 0.0 Series D 201-500 employees $7B 2022/04
Lead software engineer $110,000 $110,000 4.5% - - New York City 5.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Lead software engineer $110,000 $110,000 4.5% - - Boston 5.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Lead software engineer $110,000 $110,000 4.5% - - Austin 5.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Lead software engineer $150,000 $150,000 0.65% - - San Francisco Bay Area 3.0 0.0 Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Lead software engineer $210,000 $210,000 1.65% - - Remote US 4.0 0.0 Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Lead software engineer $130,000 $130,000 0.25% - - New York City 3.0 0.0 Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Lead software engineer $160,000 $160,000 0.81% - - New York City 8.0 0.0 Seed 1-10 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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