The Essentials of Salaries at Buffer

The components of the Salary System

How to navigate the spreadsheets that make up the Salary System

How Salaries Work at Buffer

Buffer Benchmarks

The formula used to calculate salaries

Dependent Stipend

How we handle hybrid roles / roles without enough comp data

Consistent levels & titles

When salaries go up and down

How we handle exchange rates

Future Iterations

Buffer’s Philosophy on Salaries

Compensation Principles

Approaching salaries from first principles

The appropriate level of simplicity