Founding engineers earn same cash as peers ($190k vs $188k) but double the equity
sujingshen · x · 2026-11-05
Continuing his 333-role dataset: founding engineers get about the same cash as other early engineers ($190k vs $188k) — the difference is equity, roughly double. Cash by stage: pre-seed $168k → seed $195k → Series A $210k.
Related event: 333 startup postings show founding engineers median $190K salary(3 posts)→
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