August 2026 data

Artificial Intelligence startup salary data

As of August 2026, the median Artificial Intelligence salary at startups is $150k across 178 verified Hacker News “Who is Hiring” listings.

Based on 178 verified Artificial Intelligence listings from Hacker News “Who is Hiring”. Sample size is shown so you know how much weight to give the number.

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Market Signal (September 2026)

Top Hirers: Neon Health leads hiring for Artificial Intelligence roles with 7 active posts, followed by Norm.

🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics

Onsite Premium: Onsite Artificial Intelligence roles offer a 14% higher median salary ($150,000) than remote alternatives.

💡 Tech Stack Context

Common Stack: 13% of Artificial Intelligence jobs also require Python, and 13% mention Machine Learning.

💰 Compensation Analysis

The median base salary for Artificial Intelligence developers is $150,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $170,000.

Artificial Intelligence salary FAQ

What is the median Artificial Intelligence developer salary at startups?

The median Artificial Intelligence salary is $150k, based on 178 verified Hacker News 'Who is Hiring' listings as of August 2026.

What is the salary range for Artificial Intelligence roles?

Artificial Intelligence roles run from $120k (25th percentile) to $170k (75th percentile), with top listings reaching $396k.

Do remote Artificial Intelligence jobs pay more than onsite?

Remote Artificial Intelligence roles show a median of $135k versus $150k onsite in this dataset.

Artificial Intelligence jobs (178 total)

COMPANY	ROLE	SALARY	VIBE	STACK
Norm	Multiple Engineering Roles	$150,000 - $250,000	[E] grind	Artificial Intelligence Regulatory Compliance Financial Content	HN Apply
Falconer	Founding team (AI, infrastructure, full-stack, designer)	$150,000 - $200,000	[F] grind	Artificial Intelligence Stripe Meta	HN Apply
Norm Ai	Multiple engineering roles	$150,000 - $250,000	[E] CRUNCH	Artificial Intelligence React Python +2	HN Apply
Optimal	Backend Software Engineer	£150,000 - £150,000 ≈ $191k	[F] CRUNCH	Python Artificial Intelligence Deepmind	HN Apply
Agentio	Senior Software Engineer	$150,000 - $225,000	[E] CRUNCH	Artificial Intelligence LLM Real Time Optimization +1	HN Apply
Parable	Senior ML Engineer	$150,000 - $250,000	[F] grind	Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning	HN Apply
Xpertly	Founding fullstack engineer	$150,000 - $150,000	[F] CRUNCH	Vue.js Node.js PostgreSQL +3	HN Apply
Fullstory	Multiple roles	$150,000 - $200,000	[F] grind	Analytics Artificial Intelligence Monitoring +5	HN Apply
E2B	Distributed Systems/Systems/AI/Support Engineers	$150,000 - $400,000	[F] CRUNCH	Distributed Systems Artificial Intelligence Sdks	HN Apply
BUELA.ai	Founding AI Engineer	$150,000 - $250,000	[F] CRUNCH	Artificial Intelligence Multi Agent AI Framework Agentic No Code SaaS Platform	HN Apply
E2B	Distributed Systems/ Systems/ AI/ Product Engineers	$150,000 - $400,000	[F] grind	Distributed Systems Artificial Intelligence Sdks +1	HN Apply
Beautiful.ai	AI Industry Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack	$150,000 - $250,000	null stable	Artificial Intelligence	HN Apply
Figma	Security Engineer	$149,000 - $350,000	[F] CRUNCH	Artificial Intelligence Snowflake	HN Apply
Middesk	Multiple roles (Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer, Software Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer)	$148,000 - $275,000	@HR stable	Kyb Compliance Artificial Intelligence +1	HN Apply
Ai2 / Allen Institute for AI	Senior Software Engineer	$146,000 - $220,000	[E] stable	Artificial Intelligence	HN Apply
Norm Ai	Multiple roles	$145,000 - $285,000	[E] grind	Legal Engineering Large Language Model Artificial Intelligence +1	HN Apply
Max AI	SWE Fullstack, Backend, AI/ML Engineer	$145,000 - $230,000	[F] CRUNCH	Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Medical Coding +2	HN Apply
z0.ai	Founding Engineer	$140,000 - $180,000	[F] grind	Artificial Intelligence UX Compliance	HN Apply
OpenVPN Inc.	AI Platform Engineer	$140,000 - $150,000	@HR grind	Artificial Intelligence Cloud Infrastructure +1	HN Apply
Promptless	Founding Docs Practice Lead	$140,000 - $200,000	[F] CRUNCH	Artificial Intelligence LLM	HN Apply
Clever Benefits	Senior Full Stack Software Engineer	$140,000 - $180,000	[E] CRUNCH	TypeScript React React Native +21	HN Apply
Crux	Multiple roles	$140,000 - $250,000	@HR grind	Artificial Intelligence Full Stack	HN Apply
thoughtful.ai	Forward Deployed Engineers	$140,000 - $190,000	[F] grind	Artificial Intelligence	HN Apply
Century Health	Founding Engineer	$140,000 - $160,000	[F] zen	Artificial Intelligence Python	HN Apply
SightlineOS	Senior Data Engineer, Senior Full Stack Engineer	$135,000 - $185,000	[F] grind	Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Data Engineering +1	HN Apply
Symetra	Software Engineers, Data Engineers, Data Scientists	$130,000 - $210,000	[E] stable	Artificial Intelligence Data Engineering Data Science	HN Apply
Railtown AI	Head of Developer Relations	CA$130,000 - CA$180,000 ≈ $95k	@HR grind	Python Artificial Intelligence Developer Advocacy +1	HN Apply
Railtown AI	Head of Developer Relations	$130,000 - $180,000	@HR stable	Python Artificial Intelligence Developer Advocacy +1	HN Apply
Peregrine	Engineering Manager (SF)	$130,000 - $275,000	@HR stable	Artificial Intelligence	HN Apply
Peregrine	Leadership Engineering Manager	$130,000 - $275,000	@HR zen	Artificial Intelligence	HN Apply
Norm	Multiple Engineering Roles	$130,000 - $275,000	[E] CRUNCH	Artificial Intelligence Regulatory Compliance Financial Content +1	HN Apply
SalesJack	Data Engineer	CA$130,000 - CA$150,000 ≈ $95k	[E] grind	Python Etl Erp +4	HN Apply
PermitFlow	Staff, Fullstack & Frontend Software Engineers	$125,000 - $275,000	[F] grind	Software Artificial Intelligence Llms	HN Apply
bld.ai	Senior Data Scientist	S$125,000 - S$140,000 ≈ $93k	[E] stable	Artificial Intelligence MLOps Data Strategy	HN Apply
Falconer	Founding team (AI, infrastructure) or early-career engineers	$125,000 - $250,000	[F] grind	Artificial Intelligence Stripe Meta	HN Apply
Innolitics	Medical Device AI/ML Engineer	$120,000 - $150,000	@HR stable	Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Python	HN Apply
Springcraft	Software Engineer	$120,000 - $190,000	[F] zen	Artificial Intelligence Robotics	HN Apply
Innolitics	Medical Device Software Engineer	$120,000 - $130,000	@HR stable	Artificial Intelligence Fda Regulations	HN Apply
Float Technologies	Applied AI Engineer	$120,000 - $225,000	@HR CRUNCH	Artificial Intelligence Capital Markets	HN Apply
Crimson	Founding Engineer	£120,000 - £156,000 ≈ $152k	[F] CRUNCH	Artificial Intelligence Full Stack	HN Apply

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