Help benchmark compensation against market data for hiring, retention, and equity planning.
Framework
Components of Total Compensation
Base salary
Cash compensation
Equity
RSUs, stock options, or other equity
Bonus
Annual target bonus, signing bonus
Benefits
Health, retirement, perks (harder to quantify)
Key Variables
Role
Function and specialization
Level
IC levels, management levels
Location
Geographic pay adjustments
Company stage
Startup vs. growth vs. public
Industry
Tech vs. finance vs. healthcare
Data Sources
With ~~compensation data
Pull verified benchmarks
Without
Use web research, public salary data, and user-provided context
Always note data freshness and source limitations
Output
Provide percentile bands (25th, 50th, 75th, 90th) for base, equity, and total comp. Include location adjustments and company-stage context.