50% salary isn't adequate protection. Imagine taking a 50% salary cut to change jobs. Pretty much pulls the rug under any motivation to do that. Of course, tha

50% salary isn't adequate protection. Imagine taking a 50% salary cut to change jobs. Pretty much pulls the rug under any motivation to do that. Of course, that's also 50% of base. For the type of well-performing employee against whom non-competes are typically enforced, that means you have to settle for 25% or less of your total comp. I am not a lawyer either, but from what I've seen in states where compensation is required, non-compete comp is typically 100% of base. Of course, bonus is still a huge factor.