Startups will give better offers at the lower levels - however, as someone gets more experience, the big companies will go far and away above in total compensat

Startups will give better offers at the lower levels - however, as someone gets more experience, the big companies will go far and away above in total compensation typically. Even companies like Uber, Airbnb, etc. aren't paying as well (although they do pay well)...and that doesn't even go into the riskiness of startup work.