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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 frontend engineer $180,000 $180,000 1.5% $375,000+$125K $375,000 Remote US 11.0 0.0 Seed 1-10 employees $25M 2023/04
Senior frontend engineer $185,000 $185,000 0.0073% $440,000 $440,000 Remote US 8.0 0.0 Post-IPO 1001-5000 employees $6B 2022/11
Senior frontend engineer $204,000 $204,000 0.0012% $400,000 $400,000 Remote US 8.0 0.0 Post-IPO 5000+ employees $33B 2022/11
Senior frontend engineer $185,000 $185,000 0.006% $680,000 $680,000 San Francisco Bay Area 6.0 1.0 Series F 1001-5000 employees $11B 2022/10
Senior frontend engineer $340,000 $340,000 0.0027% $340,000 $340,000 New York City 6.0 0.0 Series E 1001-5000 employees $13B 2022/10
Senior frontend engineer $150,000 $150,000 0.09% $72,000 $72,000 Remote US 4.0 0.0 Series A 11-50 employees $80M 2022/07
Senior frontend engineer $200,000 $200,000 0.1% $75,000 $75,000 Remote US 5.0 0.0 Series A 11-50 employees $75M 2022/07
Senior frontend engineer $165,000 $165,000 0.009% $170,000 $170,000 Remote US 5.0 0.0 Series B 501-1000 employees $2B 2022/05
Senior frontend engineer $200,000 $200,000 0.01% $105,000 $105,000 Denver 5.0 0.0 Series C 201-500 employees $1B 2022/04
Senior frontend engineer $108,000 $108,000 0.7% - - Remote UK 8.0 0.0 Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/02
Senior frontend engineer $163,000 $163,000 1.13% - - San Francisco 5.0 0.0 Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Senior frontend engineer $155,000 $155,000 0.35% - - Remote US 5.0 0.5 Series A 11-50 employees - 2022/01
Senior frontend engineer $135,000 $135,000 0.2% - - Boulder 4.0 0.0 Series A 11-50 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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