I'd say total compensation has worked out roughly the same.
It's a little hard to compare since I've sometimes worked remotely, and with companies headquartered in Silicon Valley, Cambridge (MA), and in less techy regions.
The non-startups were actually located outside of Silicon Valley and Cambridge. If I adjust for the different regions' cost of living, the (salary+benefits) dollar value were about the same across the board.
One caveat: The non-startups in SV and Cambridge gave me stock grants that vested over a number of years. If I'd stayed long enough for them to vest, the total compensation for those non-startups would have been about $7k-10k/year higher (pre-tax) that the compensation I got from startups.
It's a little hard to compare since I've sometimes worked remotely, and with companies headquartered in Silicon Valley, Cambridge (MA), and in less techy regions.
The non-startups were actually located outside of Silicon Valley and Cambridge. If I adjust for the different regions' cost of living, the (salary+benefits) dollar value were about the same across the board.
One caveat: The non-startups in SV and Cambridge gave me stock grants that vested over a number of years. If I'd stayed long enough for them to vest, the total compensation for those non-startups would have been about $7k-10k/year higher (pre-tax) that the compensation I got from startups.