"How much are they willing to offer" is probably a bad way to look at this. The variability is way too high. Some employers are more generous than average, som

"How much are they willing to offer" is probably a bad way to look at this. The variability is way too high. Some employers are more generous than average, some are unreasonably stingy and some are just average. Plus, like others said, you didn't provide even the basic information (location etc.). This is a negotiation and the most important thing is for you to know what is good, acceptable and not acceptable to you. Your negotiating position depends not so much on what are standard terms in this situation but what is your best alternative. If you were a starving orphan with no other prospects, you would take a below market offer. If you already have an awesome job or an awesome offer, you shouldn't take this one if its worse, even if it's objectively a very good offer based on market values. So: know what you want and ask for it. Additionally, make sure that you and your employer are on the same page about other things. If you want to build and lead a team, make sure to discuss that with them to make sure that they don't have a plan to e.g. hire VP engineering down the line. You can't really ensure that this won't happen but at least both sides should agree about what are the (mutual) expectations.