Lenny launches free tech salary benchmarks plus list of top 100 companies to join
lennysan · x · 2026-11-04
Lenny Rachitsky announced free public compensation benchmarks for in-demand tech roles on his jobs site, built in partnership with Pave's real-time comp dataset.
- Pick a role and location to see base salary and new-hire equity benchmarks from entry-level IC up to Sr. Director; data updated monthly
- Also released the quarterly-updated "Lenny 100": the 100 companies with the highest talent density and upside
- AI companies dominate the list with striking valuations and headcount growth: Anthropic at $965B (+116% YoY), Cognition $48B (+131%), Baseten $13B (+239%), Abridge $5.3B (+41%), Black Forest Labs $3.3B (+132%), and more
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