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Is there an example payscale somewhere? Does this apply to remote employees if a company is headquartered in California?

Or more importantly, to non-California companies with California employees.

Most likely yes, if the employer has employee's in the state, they have a legal nexus thus must follow that states laws

If you have a physical presence in a state, you must be incorporated in that state. You'll then have to follow the laws of that state for the business conducted there. This includes what are otherwise considered remote employees.

Some companies may do it anyway but I doubt it would be required of them, Most of the time employees are governed under the laws in the location where they work, there are exceptions but they are rate

For example California has different Overtime requirements than say Kentucky, employees of a CA firm in KY do no get overtime based on CA law but based on KY law

I was surprised by that too. It's really unclear whether companies can just say "$50k - $500k" though.

I'm guessing that pay scale would cover base salary, but not necessarily equity/bonuses?