99 Active Listings Updated February 2026
Artificial Intelligence Salary Data
Real compensation packages for Artificial Intelligence developers at high-growth startups. Based on direct data from Hacker News "Who is Hiring" threads.
Median Salary
$145,000
/yearBased on 99 verified postings
Market Range (P25 - P75)
$120,000-$160,000
Entry ($60,000)MedianTop ($5,600,000)
Top Companies Hiring
- Neon Health6 jobs
- Norm4 jobs
- Ameba4 jobs
Location Distribution
Other100%
verified_listings
Founding Head of Product
[F]CRUNCH
$5,600,000 - $9,800,000
Software Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$600,000 - $1,000,000
Founding Engineer
[F]grind
$300,000 - $360,000
AI Platform Engineer (Senior/Staff)
[F]CRUNCH
$200,000 - $298,000
Founding Engineer - Automation Platform
[F]CRUNCH
$200,000 - $250,000
Sr. Staff Software Engineer - Advanced Analytics Platform
@HRstable
$200,000 - $240,000
Lead AI engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$200,000 - $300,000
Applied AI Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$200,000 - $253,000
Senior Software Engineer
[F]grind
$200,000 +
Lead Engineer
[E]grind
$200,000 - $240,000
Full-Stack Product Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$200,000 - $225,000
Director of Software Engineering & Machine Learning
[F]CRUNCH
$190,000 - $240,000
Founding engineers
[F]grind
$180,000 - $225,000
Full-Stack Software Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$180,000 - $210,000
Multiple Engineering Roles
[E]CRUNCH
$175,000 - $275,000
Staff Applied AI Engineer / Lead Data Engineer
[E]grind
$175,000 - $300,000
Mid to Senior Engineer, Full stack
[E]grind
$170,000 - $230,000
Founding Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$170,000 - $220,000
Senior Backend Engineer, Growth Chief of Staff, Applied AI Systems Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$170,000 - $225,000
Staff SWE, AI | Staff SWE, Product | Head of Marketing
[F]CRUNCH
$160,000 - $240,000
Founding CTO & iOS Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$160,000 - $200,000
Staff Software Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$160,000 - $220,000
Senior Software Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$160,000 - $160,000
Founding Engineer (Applied AI)
[F]CRUNCH
$160,000 - $240,000
Haskell Developer
[F]grind
$152,000 - $205,000
Multiple roles
[F]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $250,000
Multiple Engineering Roles
[E]grind
$150,000 - $250,000
Founding team (AI, infrastructure, full-stack, designer)
[F]grind
$150,000 - $200,000
Multiple engineering roles
[E]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $250,000
Senior Software Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $225,000
Founding fullstack engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $150,000
Multiple roles
[F]grind
$150,000 - $200,000
Distributed Systems/Systems/AI/Support Engineers
[F]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $400,000
Founding AI Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $250,000
Distributed Systems/ Systems/ AI/ Product Engineers
[F]grind
$150,000 - $400,000
AI Industry Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack
nullstable
$150,000 - $250,000
Multiple roles
[E]grind
$145,000 - $285,000
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Commonly Paired With
## Market Signal (February 2026)
Top Hirers: Neon Health leads hiring for Artificial Intelligence roles with 6 active posts, followed by Norm.
### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics
### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 14% of Artificial Intelligence jobs also require Python, and 12% mention Machine Learning.
### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for Artificial Intelligence developers is $145,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $160,000.
Top Hirers: Neon Health leads hiring for Artificial Intelligence roles with 6 active posts, followed by Norm.
### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics
### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 14% of Artificial Intelligence jobs also require Python, and 12% mention Machine Learning.
### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for Artificial Intelligence developers is $145,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $160,000.