The explosive growth of AI startups like Anthropic is rapidly creating multimillionaire employees. A recent report reveals an engineer who joined Anthropic in late 2024 received 60,000 stock options at a strike price of $13; now valued at approximately $4 to $5 million following a share sale pegging the company at $350 billion. Senior staff are also seeing significant gains, with one employee holding $9 million after two years. "The biggest variable in maximizing your compensation will almost always be the company you work at," states Hakeem Shibly from Levels.fyi.
The explosive growth of AI startups like Anthropic is rapidly creating multimillionaire employees. A recent report reveals an engineer who joined Anthropic in late 2024 received 60,000 stock options at a strike price of $13; now valued at approximately $4 to $5 million following a share sale pegging the company at $350 billion. Senior staff are also seeing significant gains, with one employee holding $9 million after two years. "The biggest variable in maximizing your compensation will almost always be the company you work at," states Hakeem Shibly from Levels.fyi.