You might be able to compare salaries like that, but cross comparing equity is much more difficult.
Re:Salary Negotiation
by LoSboccacc on Friday June 03, 2016 @05:33PM
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yeah but equity * likely outcome is going to be comparable to a lottery ticket, not hard cash, unless you are 100% sure you can pick startup winners, and if you can why aren't you just into the funding market making 1000x than a developer per year?
You don't have to be 100% sure to be able to boost your odds.
One way to boost your odds towards picking a winner is to join in the employee ~15-25 spots. Early enough that equity is on the table, but late enough that some traction has been proven already to dampen your risk.
In addition to highest published umber + 20%, I would advise to carefully read any stated salaries on message boards like this when they come along and pay attention to the highest numbers. Then you will be aware of what is possible.