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Levels.fyi data is misleading: Sign-On Bonus is different from Annual Bonus
I think Levels.fyi must make it clear on their website that the number viewed is annual bonus. Usually, when negotiating, you're also negotiating your sign-on bonus. They can also include it as another column.
A lot of people are putting their sign-on bonus amount as their annual bonus. I can tell because the number for the company I work for are almost identical to what each level usually get.
The longer Level.fyi waits to fix this, the compounded the problem become.
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ZaheerFounder at Levels.fyi
We recently started collecting sign-on bonus separately from performance bonuses. You can see this when you try to contribute on our compensation form: https://www.levels.fyi/salaries/add
The data we collect has the correct separation right now. We're working on making the same distinction on the site. Appreciate the feedback!
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yjlin5210Product Designer
It’s been two years, a lot of entries still get the annual bonus wrong.
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