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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.

MEDIAN
$150k
P25 TO P75
$120k to $170k
RANGE
$38k to $396k
LISTINGS
178

Median Artificial Intelligence salary over time

2024-06-01 to 2026-08-01

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
Moyai Founding Product Engineer
$120,000 - $160,000
[F] CRUNCH
Float Technologies Backend, Financial, AI Engineers
$120,000 - $225,000
[E] grind
Float Technologies Frontend, Backend, AI Engineers
$120,000 - $225,000
[E] grind
Neon Health Applied AI Systems Engineer, Senior Backend Engineer, Business Operations
$120,000 - $225,000
[F] CRUNCH
Channel3 Founding Engineer
$120,000 - $200,000
[F] CRUNCH
Strider Technologies AI Engineers, Data Collection Engineers
$120,000 - $160,000
[E] stable
Trustle Senior or Staff Backend Engineer
$120,000 - $175,000
[E] grind
Neon Health Multiple roles
$120,000 - $225,000
[F] CRUNCH
Rebolt Full-stack engineer (AI focus)
$120,000 - $180,000
[F] CRUNCH
String Founding Engineer
$120,000 - $200,000
[F] grind
Ameba Full-stack Engineer
£120,000 - £156,000 ≈ $152k
[F] grind
Newtone Founding AI Engineer
€120,000 - €200,000 ≈ $130k
[F] grind
Ply Health Founding Engineer, Product
$120,000 - $180,000
[F] grind
Ameba Multiple Roles
£120,000 + ≈ $152k
[F] CRUNCH
Iudex AI Software Engineer
$120,000 - $200,000
[F] stable
Puntt.AI Founding Account Executive & Founding Growth Marketer
$110,000 - $160,000
[F] grind
Prenosis Sr. Software Developer
$110,000 - $140,000
[E] grind
Baseten AI Support Engineer
$110,000 - $150,000
@HR stable
Articulate Software Engineer
$109,000 - $217,000
@HR stable
Neon Health Various roles
$105,000 - $270,000
[F] grind
Neon Health Multiple roles
$105,000 - $225,000
[F] CRUNCH
Tessellate Full Stack Engineer
$100,000 - $130,000
[F] grind
Tufalabs Senior research/engineers
CHF 100,000 - CHF 200,000 ≈ $112k
[F] CRUNCH
Planlab Forward Deployed Engineer (Customer Delivery Lead) and Platform Engineer
£100,000 - £160,000 ≈ $127k
[F] grind
Breezy Engineer
$100,000 - $200,000
[F] grind
Goblins Founding Engineer
$100,000 - $200,000
[F] CRUNCH
ko-br Generalist
£100,000 + ≈ $127k
[F] grind
Ameba Full-stack Engineer
£100,000 + ≈ $127k
[F] CRUNCH
Shuttle AI Engineer
$100,000 - $150,000
[E] grind
Goblins Founding Engineer #2
$100,000 - $200,000
[E] CRUNCH
Ameba Frontend Engineer
£100,000 - £100,000 ≈ $127k
[F] stable
Plastic Labs Full-Stack Engineer / Founding Engineer / ML Research Engineer
$100,000 - $200,000
[F] stable
MiLaboratories Senior TypeScript (SDK & Platform)
€90,000 - €120,000 ≈ $97k
[F] zen
VLM Run Infrastructure Engineer, Founding DevRel, AI/ML Engineer
$90,000 - $220,000
[E] CRUNCH
Deep Kernel Labs Senior DevOps Engineer
€90,000 - €130,000 ≈ $97k
[F] grind
WunderGraph Staff Typescript / Staff Full Stack AI Engineer / Senior Web/UX Design Engineer / Staff Full Stack AI Engineer / Staff Typescript (Library & Algorithm) / Senior Front End Engineer / Developer Relations Engineer / Media Producer
€90,000 - €130,000 ≈ $97k
[E] grind
still-unnamed Software Engineers, ML Engineers
$90,000 - $180,000
[F] CRUNCH
University of Florida Data Software Engineer
$85,000 - $94,000
[E] grind
OCCRP Solution Architect
$85,000 - $125,000
[E] grind
The Wonki Collective Full Stack Software Engineer
£84,000 - £132,000 ≈ $107k
[F] grind

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