SalaryOrEquity
A tool to quantify equity as an approximate salary.
SalaryOrEquity launched on August 4, 2017 with 263 votes, #84 of 3,214 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.
In plain words
SalaryOrEquity is a tool that converts equity compensation into an approximate salary equivalent to help job candidates better understand offer packages. The tool addresses a gender equity gap, as research shows women are less likely than men to accept roles with equity components and may consequently miss significant financial returns. It's designed for anyone evaluating compensation offers that include stock or equity stakes.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
SalaryOrEquity is a tool to help make the equity component of compensation offers more practically understandable. This is particularly important as a tool for gender equity: women are less likely than men to take offers with an equity component and thus may miss out on the outsized returns equity can bring.
The company has taken funding equal to $ at a $ post-money valuation. This means they sold % of the company for and implies that the total value of the company is . They are offering you shares out of the shares they have issued. This means you would own % which is worth at the current post-money valuation. Now there is always a chance a startup will fail, so we apply a risk factor to it. Because your portion is worth only if the company sells, you have to decide how likely that is. If, for example, you believe the company has a % chance of selling for the valuation of , then the expected value of your equity is . You also won't get all your equity at once; usually there is a vesting…from salaryorequity.com
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