Why Buffer Has Transparent Salaries and How The Open Salary Formula Works
Former Director of People @ Buffer
We’ve updated our transparent salary formula since this post originally was published. Learn more about the latest formula and see all the team’s current salaries here.
Joel and Leo discuss one of the best-known elements of Buffer’s culture—transparent salaries—in this Founder Chat.
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• Take a look at our open salaries spreadsheet to see the formula in action.
• For more information about Buffer’s open salaries, read our full post here.
• Read about Buffer’s transparent equity here.
• And here’s a look at what happened in our recruitment efforts after we announced transparent salaries.
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