Title: I would have commented directly on the posts, but the YC startup job postings don&#x27;t allow comments.<p>I see job postings for a couple of startups here and they are offering approximately between $60k and $110k and 0.5-1% equity for what appear to be significant positions - mobile or full stack developers, director of marketing, etc.<p>Is this really the going rate? If so, my mind is boggled. I was under the impression there is competition for great employees in Silicon Valley.<p>Here in NYC, if I wanted to be very competitive to hire into any vital position with rare skills, I would anticipate a floor on pay of $125k. I don&#x27;t care if that&#x27;s a designer or a developer or a marketer or what ... I just mean anyone working full time who has a good head on their shoulders and some rare skills.<p>And 0.5-1% equity wouldn&#x27;t move the needle much. I mean, if you have a 5 person company and you bring someone in and give them 1% equity, what is their equity relative to the person sitting next to them? IMHO It&#x27;s a joke. Their ownership is purely symbolic, in a relative sense, and it&#x27;s a symbol of how little they own relative to a founder.<p>Am I completely insane? I would love to understand the logic here, I am not so much criticizing as trying to know more about the dynamic and the industry culture&#x2F;standards.
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