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> as you get more senior, more of your comp comes from equity

Maybe in SV? Or if you buy options or discounted shares in a publicly traded company you work for? But I don’t feel like this is the norm nowadays.

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True in my experience. I’ve had salary go up 10% and equity double when getting promoted. So equity goes from a small portion of total comp to the majority.

Is that at a public company? If so, it makes little to no difference where the extra comp comes from because you have immediate liquidity. If it’s a still private startup, that equity could end up being a liability if you exercise options and the company goes under. Or, it could end up being many times your salary.

So you're saying: as you get more senior, less of your comp comes from equity?

Equity isn't a thing at most companies.

Most companies in the entire world, or most companies that we talk about here on HN?

Most companies outside of the Bay area.

Most companies outside and inside the Bay Area are things like individual law practices and barber shops. I'm a bit surprised to find such companies a topic of conversation on HN.

I think they’re saying there is no correlation between seniority and equity.

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