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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

/year
Based on 99 verified postings

Market Range (P25 - P75)

$120,000-$160,000
Entry ($60,000)MedianTop ($5,600,000)

Top Companies Hiring

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 Software Engineer
[F]grind
$200,000 - $220,000
Full-Stack Product Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$200,000 - $225,000
Director of Software Engineering & Machine Learning
[F]CRUNCH
$190,000 - $240,000
Founding Engineer
[F]grind
$180,000 - $300,000
Founding Engineer
[F]grind
$180,000 - $220,000
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
Senior Backend Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$170,000 - $225,000
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
Staff Product Engineer
[F]stable
$160,000 - $250,000
Tech Lead
[E]grind
$160,000 - $200,000
Founding CTO & iOS Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$160,000 - $200,000
Software Engineer
[E]stable
$160,000 - $250,000
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
Multiple Roles
[F]CRUNCH
$160,000 - $200,000
AI Full Stack Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$158,000 - $220,000
Multiple Roles
@HRstable
$150,000 - $350,000
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
Backend Software Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $150,000
Senior ML Engineer
[F]grind
$150,000 - $250,000
Founding fullstack engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $150,000
Distributed Systems/Systems/AI/Support Engineers
[F]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $400,000
Distributed Systems/ Systems/ AI/ Product Engineers
[F]grind
$150,000 - $400,000
AI Industry Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack
nullstable
$150,000 - $250,000
Security Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$149,000 - $350,000
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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.