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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 software engineer $180,000+$10K $180,000 0.25% $125,000+$50K $125,000 New York City 6.0 0.0 Seed 11-50 employees $50M 2025/05
Senior software engineer $205,000 $205,000 0.27% $189,000 $189,000 New York City 3.5 0.0 Series A 11-50 employees $70M 2025/02
Senior software engineer $200,000+$10K $200,000 0.0125% $375,000+$134K $375,000 New York City 6.0 0.0 Series D 201-500 employees $3B 2023/02
Senior software engineer $215,000 $215,000 0.0028% $560,000 $560,000 New York City 8.0 0.0 Post-IPO 5000+ employees $20B 2022/12
Senior software engineer $210,000 $210,000 0.018% $1,800,000 $1,800,000 New York City 8.0 0.5 Series C 501-1000 employees $10B 2022/09
Senior software engineer $180,000 $180,000 0.12% $1,200,000 $1,200,000 New York City 6.0 3.0 Series C 101-200 employees $1B 2022/09
Senior software engineer $200,000 $200,000 0.021% $210,000 $210,000 New York City 5.0 2.0 Series D 201-500 employees $1B 2022/08
Senior software engineer $193,000 $193,000 0.004% $265,000 $265,000 New York City 6.0 0.0 Post-IPO 1001-5000 employees $7B 2022/07
Senior software engineer $225,000 $225,000 0.04% $800,000 $800,000 New York City 7.0 2.0 Series D 201-500 employees $2B 2022/07
Senior software engineer $220,000 $220,000 0.01% $350,000 $350,000 New York 7.0 0.0 Series F 501-1000 employees $4B 2022/07
Senior software engineer $180,000 $180,000 0.03% $600,000 $600,000 New York City 4.0 0.0 Series E 501-1000 employees $2B 2022/06
Senior software engineer $310,000 $310,000 0.11% $825,000 $825,000 New York City 6.0 0.0 Series B 51-100 employees $750M 2022/04
Senior software engineer $230,000 $230,000 0.09% $180,000 $180,000 New York City 2.0 0.0 Series B 51-100 employees $200M 2022/02
Senior software engineer $200,000 $200,000 0.05% - - New York City 6.0 0.0 Series E 501-1000 employees - 2022/02
Senior software engineer $130,000 $130,000 2.5% - - New York City 5.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Senior software engineer $140,000 $140,000 0.83% - - New York City 5.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Senior software engineer $120,000 $120,000 3.5% - - New York City 7.0 0.0 Pre-Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Senior software engineer $126,000 $126,000 0.4% - - New York City 1.0 0.0 Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Senior software engineer $140,000 $140,000 0.09% - - New York City 3.0 0.0 Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Senior software engineer $190,000 $190,000 2.13% - - New York City 3.0 0.0 Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Senior software engineer $155,000 $155,000 0.94% - - New York City 5.0 0.0 Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Senior software engineer $100,000 $100,000 1.0% - - New York City 6.0 0.0 Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Senior software engineer $160,000 $160,000 0.63% - - New York 1.0 0.0 Series A 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Senior software engineer $168,000 $168,000 0.19% - - New York 5.0 0.0 Series A 11-50 employees - 2022/01
Senior software engineer $155,000 $155,000 0.3% - - New York 6.0 0.0 Series A 11-50 employees - 2022/01
Senior software engineer $150,000 $150,000 0.04% - - New York 4.0 0.0 Series C 101-200 employees - 2022/01
Senior software engineer $170,000 $170,000 0.02% - - New York 5.0 0.0 Series C 201-500 employees - 2022/01
Senior software engineer $250,000 $250,000 0.1% - - New York 12.0 3.0 Series C 11-50 employees - 2022/01
Senior software engineer $175,000 $175,000 0.06% - - New York 5.0 1.0 Series D 501-1000 employees - 2022/01
Senior software engineer $165,000 $165,000 0.78% - - New York 5.0 0.0 Series E 101-200 employees - 2022/01
Senior software engineer $175,000 $175,000 0.78% - - New York 5.0 0.0 Series E 101-200 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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