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Paying employees at SF 90th percentile
Basecamp combats inequality within its own realm by pegging all salaries to the 90th percentile of San Francisco rates regardless of where employees live, and by setting a $70,000 minimum salary even for customer-service roles that other firms pay $35–40,000.
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Jason FriedEvidence Quote
“the minimum we're willing to pay anybody is $70,000 so we will not pay anyone less than $70,000 including in customer service roles”
Created: 6/14/2026, 2:24:11 AM
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