Insight from Holloway
Let’s talk specifics.
How much of that 10-20% should each employee receive based on their experience and role?
The loose consensus for what percentage you should offer for each position is below.
These numbers are for a post-series A startup in Silicon Valley, but they’re a good place to start.
CEO | 5-10% |
COO | 2-5% |
VP | 1-2% |
Board member (independent) | 1% |
Director | 0.4-1.25% |
Lead engineer | 0.5-1% |
Senior engineer | 0.33-0.66% |
Manager or junior engineer | 0.2-0.33% |
The above would include restricted stock or stock options and a four-year vesting schedule.
Equity offers will be lower than this for post-series B startups, but seed-funded startups may offer even higher percentages (with lower base salaries).
Just remember that these numbers are highly situational.
We just thought it might be helpful to offer some well-sourced benchmarks 😀