Lyft's salary ranges from $46,765 in total compensation per year for a Sales at the low-end to $747,750 for a Software Engineer at the high-end. Levels.fyi collects anonymous and verified salaries from current and former employees of Lyft. Last updated: 4/20/2025
Is unlimited PTO ever a good thing?
Started working at this place last year that had an unlimited PTO policy but when I took ~5 weeks off I got in trouble with my manager during my end of year review. Said stuff like how I was slacking and if I didn't want to be there, they could easily find someone else.
Obviously I started looking for new jobs right away, but have any of you guys actually had good experiences wi...
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100%
YR 1
At Lyft, RSUs are subject to a 1-year vesting schedule:
100% vests in the 1st-year (25.00% quarterly)
Alternatively, Lyft has now begun issuing single year vesting schedules with no cliff. Candidates receive a grant for their first year vesting every 3 months, and upon yearly evaluation receive grants for subsequent years. The pros are protection from the stock price declining, the cons being that you may see limited upside from stock growth.
25%
YR 1
25%
YR 2
25%
YR 3
25%
YR 4
At Lyft, RSUs are subject to a 4-year vesting schedule:
25% vests in the 1st-year (25.00% annually)
25% vests in the 2nd-year (6.25% quarterly)
25% vests in the 3rd-year (6.25% quarterly)
25% vests in the 4th-year (6.25% quarterly)
Alternatively, Lyft has now begun issuing single year vesting schedules with no cliff. Candidates receive a grant for their first year vesting every 3 months, and upon yearly evaluation receive grants for subsequent years. The pros are protection from the stock price declining, the cons being that you may see limited upside from stock growth.
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