FWIW, the salary charts on angel list show the average startup equity offers there going for a bit more than a point.
If your hypothetical startup sold for $100 million dollars, after dilution and taxes, you could expect maybe $500k. In other words, ~$125k extra for each year of a 4 year vesting period.
That's nice, but it's certainly not substantial - it's about equal to the salary you'ld expect at the same jobs. And, we are talking about a hundred million dollar, moonshot exit - in other words, vastly, vastly more than most startups can expect to make. Most early employees make a modest, very decent, pittance.
If your hypothetical startup sold for $100 million dollars, after dilution and taxes, you could expect maybe $500k. In other words, ~$125k extra for each year of a 4 year vesting period.
That's nice, but it's certainly not substantial - it's about equal to the salary you'ld expect at the same jobs. And, we are talking about a hundred million dollar, moonshot exit - in other words, vastly, vastly more than most startups can expect to make. Most early employees make a modest, very decent, pittance.