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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 staff software engineer $120,000 $120,000 1.8% $18,000 $18,000 San Francisco Bay Area 20.0 1.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees $1M 2024/06
Senior staff software engineer $465,000 $465,000 0.045% $1,800,000 $1,800,000 San Francisco 15.0 0.0 Series D 201-500 employees $4B 2022/06
Senior staff software engineer $225,000 $225,000 0.14% $1,400,000 $1,400,000 Singapore 18.0 0.0 Series E 501-1000 employees $1B 2022/05
Senior staff software engineer $387,000 $387,000 0.012% $1,710,000 $1,710,000 Remote US 12.0 0.0 Series C 501-1000 employees $14B 2022/05
Senior staff software engineer $275,000 $275,000 0.015% $120,000 $120,000 San Francisco Bay Area 14.0 0.0 Series D 201-500 employees $800M 2022/04
Senior staff software engineer $350,000 $350,000 0.2% $2,000,000 $2,000,000 Remote US 12.0 0.0 Series D 101-200 employees $1B 2022/03
Senior staff software engineer $230,000 $230,000 0.25% - - San Francisco Bay Area 10.0 0.0 Series B 11-50 employees - 2022/01
Senior staff software engineer $275,000 $275,000 0.2% - - San Francisco 9.0 0.0 Series B 51-100 employees - 2022/01
Senior staff software engineer $230,000 $230,000 0.005% - - Remote US 12.0 1.0 Series C 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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