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24 Active Listings Updated February 2026

LLM Salary Data

Real compensation packages for LLM developers at high-growth startups. Based on direct data from Hacker News "Who is Hiring" threads.

Median Salary

$150,000

/year
Based on 24 verified postings

Market Range (P25 - P75)

$125,000-$200,000
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
Senior Software Engineer, ML Engineer, AI Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$250,000 - $350,000
AI Platform Engineer (Senior/Staff)
[F]CRUNCH
$200,000 - $298,000
Founding Member of Technical Staff
[F]grind
$200,000 - $300,000
Founding Engineer
[F]grind
$180,000 - $220,000
Senior Engineers (Backend, Frontend, AI)
[F]grind
$180,000 - $280,000
Senior/Staff Software Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$175,000 - $250,000
Founding Software Engineer
[F]grind
$160,000 - $200,000
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $250,000
Founding Engineer
[F]grind
$150,000 - $150,000
Machine Learning Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $190,000
Founding Engineers
[E]CRUNCH
$130,000 - $225,000
Founding Full Stack/AI Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$125,000 - $200,000
Full stack Engineer
[F]grind
$125,000 - $175,000
AI Solutions Engineer / Forward Deployed Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$105,000 - $125,000
Full-Stack Software Engineer
[F]grind
$100,000 - $140,000
COO & Senior research/engineers
[F]grind
$100,000 - $130,000
Software Engineer (Full Stack) and AI Product Engineer (Full Stack)
[E]grind
$60,000 - $169,000
Applied Research Engineer
[E]grind
$60,000 - $180,000
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Commonly Paired With

## Market Signal (February 2026)

Top Hirers: Extend leads hiring for LLM roles with 2 active posts, followed by Komodo Health.

### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics


### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 25% of LLM jobs also require Artificial Intelligence, and 25% mention React.

### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for LLM developers is $150,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $200,000.