At Taproot, we try to live our values, which means paying a thriving wage, sharing a transparent salary scale, and providing a robust benefits package. Furthermore, no one on the team makes more than three times anyone else. Here is what this means in practice.
Salary Scale
Band | Range* | Positions |
Band A | $180,000 | Partners |
Band B | $130,000 – 165,000 | Senior Advisors, Senior Directors, Chief of Staff |
Band C | $90,000 – 120,000 | Directors |
Band D | $75,000 – 85,000 | Managers, Strategists, Senior Organizers, Senior Fellows |
Band E | $60,000 – 70,000 | Organizers, Researchers, Coordinators, Analysts |
* Merit increases within a range are linked to additional responsibilities, management obligations, experience, and relevant credentials. Salaries are also eligible for an annual cost-of-living increase.
Benefits
In addition to the salary, Taproot offers the following benefits to full-time employees:
- Remote work: We have a virtual office; all employees work from a home office. (Occasional-to-frequent travel is required depending on the role.)
- Unlimited time off and flexible work schedules: Employees are eligible to take unlimited PTO and are encouraged to take at least three weeks off a year. Staff set their own work schedules. As long as employees meet their goals, we don’t monitor how they do their work.
- Holidays: Taproot is closed for several observances each year, for a total of 19 days.
- Health benefits: We pay for 100% of the employee’s medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Basic Life/AD&D insurance: We provide a $50,000 basic life insurance policy.
- Office supplies and equipment: Employees receive a one-time $1,500 stipend for initial home office setup.
- Internet stipend: $50/month
- Cell phone stipend: $50/month
- Professional development: $1000/year
- Personal development: $1000/year
- Retirement (pending): 3% employer contribution to a values-aligned retirement plan.
Closures
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Lundi Gras
- Mardi Gras
- Ash Wednesday
- Good Friday
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Indigenous People’s Day
- Gumbo Season: Native American Heritage Day, Thanksgiving Wednesday and Thursday
- Winter Holiday
Downtime
Downtimes are renewal periods where Taproot holds no external meetings or events and very limited internal meetings. Staff is encouraged to focus on rest, catch-up, planning, personal and professional development, and team building.