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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 $195,000+$10K $195,000 0.14% $170,000+$17K $170,000 Seattle 8.0 0.0 Series A 51-100 employees $121M 2025/06
Senior software engineer $250,000+$15K $250,000 0.085% $850,000+$125K $850,000 Seattle 8.0 0.0 Series C 101-200 employees $1B 2025/05
Senior software engineer $228,000 $228,000 0.0023% $640,000 $640,000 Seattle 10.0 0.0 Post-IPO 1001-5000 employees $28B 2022/10
Senior software engineer $360,000 $360,000 0.033% $800,000 $800,000 Seattle 8.0 0.0 Series H 1001-5000 employees $2B 2022/10
Senior software engineer $250,000 $250,000 0.03% $300,000 $300,000 Seattle 8.0 0.0 Series C 101-200 employees $1B 2022/10
Senior software engineer $249,000 $249,000 0.007% $575,000 $575,000 Seattle 7.0 0.0 Post-IPO 1001-5000 employees $8B 2022/07
Senior software engineer $205,000 $205,000 0.05% $150,000 $150,000 Seattle 5.0 0.0 Series B 11-50 employees $300M 2022/06
Senior software engineer $185,000 $185,000 0.004% $580,000 $580,000 Seattle 3.0 0.0 Series D 1001-5000 employees $14B 2022/05
Senior software engineer $180,000 $180,000 0.0002% $150,000 $150,000 Seattle 4.0 0.0 Post-IPO 5000+ employees $75B 2022/04
Senior software engineer $205,000 $205,000 0.015% $230,000 $230,000 Seattle 6.0 0.0 Series D 501-1000 employees $2B 2022/03
Senior software engineer $178,000 $178,000 0.25% - - Seattle 6.0 1.0 Seed 11-50 employees - 2022/02
Senior software engineer $245,000 $245,000 0.08% - - Seattle 4.0 0.0 Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Senior software engineer $148,000 $148,000 0.44% - - Seattle 4.0 0.0 Seed 1-10 employees - 2022/01
Senior software engineer $145,000 $145,000 0.35% - - Seattle 4.0 0.0 Series A 11-50 employees - 2022/01
Senior software engineer $130,000 $130,000 0.33% - - Seattle 6.0 0.0 Series A 11-50 employees - 2022/01
Senior software engineer $170,000 $170,000 0.04% - - Seattle 4.0 0.0 Series C 101-200 employees - 2022/01
Senior software engineer $145,000 $145,000 0.01% - - Seattle 4.0 0.0 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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