# Startup Compensation in H1 2025

Startup compensation has undergone a seismic shift.

From the boom times of 2021 where employee offers soared to the more recent hiring chill, leverage between employees and employers has changed hands. AI assumptions are now seeping into founder expectations with cascading effects both positive and negative to employees.

This conversation touches on every aspect of the startup compensation landscape, including:

- Why has hiring remained so low across startups?
- Which functions are bucking the trend of smaller salaries?
- The current preference for hiring below (or above) middle management
- How compensation in cities across the US compares to top markets

## Featuring

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  **Kyle Holm**  
  Vice President, Compensation Advisory  
  Sequoia

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  **Susan Alban**  
  Chief People Officer and Operating Partner  
  Renegade Partners

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  **Ashley Neville**  
  Insights Director  
  Carta

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  **Josh Steinfeld**  
  Principal Product Strategist  
  Carta

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