Hmm I’d have thought that most EA orgs pay significantly better than the rest of the charity sector, and are competitive with mid-high paying private sector roles?
I’m pretty confident this is true at a junior level, but is perhaps less so for more senior roles.
Things downstream of OpenPhil are in the 90th+ percentile of charity pay, yes, but why do people work in the charity sector? Either because they believe in the specific thing (i.e. they are EAs) or because they want the warm glow of working for a charity. Non-EA charities offer more warm glow, but maybe there’s a corner of “is a charity” and “pays well for a charity even though people in my circles don’t get it” that appeals to some. I claim it’s not many and EA jobs are hard to discover for the even smaller population of people who have preferences like these and are high competence.
Junior EA roles sometimes pay better than market alternatives in the short run, but I believe high potential folks will disproportionately track lifetime earnings vs the short run and do something that’s better career capital.
I claim it’s not many and EA jobs are hard to discover for the even smaller population of people who have preferences like these and are high competence.
On this note, a proactive recruitment approach emphasizes the importance of actively reaching out to potential candidates rather than passively waiting for the right individuals to encounter the job description on the right platform at the right time. I plan to write a follow-up post regarding the recrtuiment “craft” particular in EA field.
Hmm I’d have thought that most EA orgs pay significantly better than the rest of the charity sector, and are competitive with mid-high paying private sector roles?
I’m pretty confident this is true at a junior level, but is perhaps less so for more senior roles.
Things downstream of OpenPhil are in the 90th+ percentile of charity pay, yes, but why do people work in the charity sector? Either because they believe in the specific thing (i.e. they are EAs) or because they want the warm glow of working for a charity. Non-EA charities offer more warm glow, but maybe there’s a corner of “is a charity” and “pays well for a charity even though people in my circles don’t get it” that appeals to some. I claim it’s not many and EA jobs are hard to discover for the even smaller population of people who have preferences like these and are high competence.
Junior EA roles sometimes pay better than market alternatives in the short run, but I believe high potential folks will disproportionately track lifetime earnings vs the short run and do something that’s better career capital.
On this note, a proactive recruitment approach emphasizes the importance of actively reaching out to potential candidates rather than passively waiting for the right individuals to encounter the job description on the right platform at the right time. I plan to write a follow-up post regarding the recrtuiment “craft” particular in EA field.