Yes, there are if&#x27;s involved. It is not certain that you will achieve senior tier at a large company in a metropolitan area. But you are also not certain to earn anything from your startup equity.<p>I will reiterate - you are more likely to reach $250k working at a large company than you are to earn it (in salary or lump sum) at a startup.<p>This has been corroborated by numerous individual&#x27;s experience in this thread, including my own. I personally interact with companies that pay this on a <i>weekly</i> basis.