Standard Searcher / Operator Compensation?

July 02, 2025
by a searcher in Boston, MA, USA
I understand that salaries for self-funded searchers in the operator / manager seat vary based on a number of factors (particularly location), but have found that $150,000 seems to fairly standard these days.
Is that agreed up salary generally the extent of total compensation, or does the searcher also generally reap benefits like insurance and retirement contributions in excess of that? This would be in the context of a searcher raising their equity from investors outside friends & family - think self-funded investors found on Searchfunder, etc.
from Rice University in Columbus, OH, USA
in Washington, DC, USA