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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 backend engineer $181,000 $181,000 0.17% $270,000 $270,000 New York City 4.5 1.5 Series A 11-50 employees $159M 2023/06
Senior backend engineer $170,000 $170,000 0.011% $900,000 $900,000 Remote US 6.0 0.5 Series C 201-500 employees $8B 2022/09
Senior backend engineer $205,000 $205,000 0.0012% $60,000 $60,000 San Francisco Bay Area 10.0 0.0 Series F 1001-5000 employees $5B 2022/09
Senior backend engineer $200,000 $200,000 0.0022% $44,000 $44,000 Remote US 10.0 0.0 Series C 501-1000 employees $2B 2022/09
Senior backend engineer $150,000 $150,000 0.4% $100,000 $100,000 Remote US 5.0 0.5 Series A 11-50 employees $25M 2022/08
Senior backend engineer $207,000 $207,000 0.06% $60,000 $60,000 Remote US 3.0 0.0 Series A 201-500 employees $100M 2022/08
Senior backend engineer $165,000 $165,000 0.1% $80,000 $80,000 Remote US 5.0 0.0 Series A 11-50 employees $80M 2022/07
Senior backend engineer $240,000 $240,000 0.15% $113,000 $113,000 Los Angeles 5.0 0.0 Series A 11-50 employees $75M 2022/07
Senior backend engineer $193,000+$8K $193,000 0.02% $150,000 $150,000 Remote US 10.0 0.0 Series C 201-500 employees $750M 2022/07
Senior backend engineer $200,000 $200,000 0.00009% $215,000 $215,000 San Francisco Bay Area 10.0 2.0 Post-IPO 5000+ employees $239B 2022/06
Senior backend engineer $205,000 $205,000 0.072% $180,000 $180,000 Remote US 5.0 0.0 Series C 101-200 employees $250M 2022/06
Senior backend engineer $200,000 $200,000 0.29% $350,000 $350,000 Remote US 7.0 0.5 Series A 11-50 employees $121M 2022/04
Senior backend engineer $130,000 $130,000 0.85% $400,000 $400,000 Remote US 4.0 1.0 Series A 11-50 employees $47M 2022/04
Senior backend engineer $200,000 $200,000 0.2% - - Remote US 4.0 0.0 Series A 11-50 employees - 2022/04
Senior backend engineer $200,000 $200,000 0.16% - - Remote US 7.0 1.5 Series A 11-50 employees - 2022/02
Senior backend engineer $175,000 $175,000 0.002% $15,000 $15,000 San Francisco 5.0 0.5 Series D 201-500 employees $750M 2022/02
Senior backend engineer $220,000 $220,000 0.24% - - Remote US 4.0 0.0 Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/02
Senior backend engineer $90,000 $90,000 0.4% - - Toronto 4.0 0.0 Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Senior backend engineer $190,000 $190,000 1.0% - - San Francisco Bay Area 7.0 0.5 Seed 11-50 employees - 2022/01
Senior backend engineer $170,000 $170,000 0.85% - - Remote US 5.0 0.0 Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Senior backend engineer $100,000 $100,000 0.3% - - Bengaluru 8.0 0.0 Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Senior backend engineer $125,000 $125,000 0.09% - - San Francisco Bay Area 5.0 0.0 Series A 51-100 employees - 2022/01
Senior backend engineer $130,000 $130,000 0.5% - - San Francisco 3.0 0.0 Series A 11-50 employees - 2022/01
Senior backend engineer $190,000 $190,000 0.1% - - Remote 5.0 0.0 Series A 11-50 employees - 2022/01
Senior backend engineer $160,000 $160,000 0.63% - - New York 2.0 0.0 Series A 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Senior backend engineer $153,000 $153,000 0.58% - - New York 5.0 0.0 Series A 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Senior backend engineer $210,000 $210,000 0.01% - - New York 5.0 4.0 Series F 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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