For my region, $150-175k, engineering. Last startup I worked at (>1 year ago) paid $120 + roughly 30k in options (so, divided $30000 by strike price resulting in N options). Company exited for 5x venture funding. Options were effectively worthless as one of the venture rounds had a 2x participating preference. Acquiring company offered same salary, no equity. I would have been better off quitting the startup and applying for a new role at the acquiring company as they were paying other engineers comparable to me $165.
The founders did ok, the investors did great, the typical employee (I was not first but was in the first 100) pretty much got screwed.
The founders did ok, the investors did great, the typical employee (I was not first but was in the first 100) pretty much got screwed.