VC Senior Associate / VP compensation

Hi All,

Recently received a Senior Associate / VP offer from a semi-large VC ($500M latest fund, >$1B AUM). Offer details as follows:

$250K base, $50K bonus, 1% carry allocation in latest fund (equivalent to $1M assuming fund 2x's).

I've searched the salary database as well as some older posts, but it's been difficult to find recent threads with a similar context. Wanted to check in with the community to gauge the offer before negotiating.

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I'd say your position is along the lines of Principal at most funds and given that your total AUM is >$1B, your compensation is about average. Congrats on the offer! That's a really nice paycheck with decent carry to boot for retirement.

Avg Base: $236k Avg Bonus: $85k Avg Total Cash Comp: $321k Avg Carry: 1.29% Avg Yrs in VC: 4.7 Avg Work Exp Yrs: 8.4

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