What is the median salary at companies building the future?

The median posted base salary is $175k per year, across 23,897 live openings at 513 companies. The middle half of postings falls between $133k and $225k.

Which startup roles pay the most?

AI & Autonomy roles lead at a $231k median, followed by Software & Data ($210k) and Infrastructure, IT, & Security ($200k), based on the ranges companies post on live openings.

Which companies building the future pay the highest salaries?

Aaru tops the list with a $353k median posted base salary, ahead of Anthropic ($348k) and Thinking Machines Lab ($330k), among companies with eight or more openings that post pay.

Do startup job postings include salary?

About 52% of the openings BuildList tracks post a pay range. Disclosure is highest at US companies covered by pay-transparency laws, so coverage skews to US roles.

Where does this salary data come from?

From the pay ranges companies publish on their own job postings, pulled hourly from their applicant tracking systems and normalized to annual base salary. Equity and bonus are excluded. Nothing is self-reported or estimated.

Gimlet Labs Salaries — 16 Live Pay Ranges

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Gimlet Labs: median base salary $270k · Typical range $215k–$290k · 16 openings with pay.

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16 matching openings with posted pay

Member of Technical Staff - Compiler Engineer

Gimlet Labs · San Francisco, CA · Senior

$180k–$400k / year

Member of Technical Staff - Distributed Systems

Gimlet Labs · San Francisco, CA · Mid-Level

$150k–$390k / year

Member of Technical Staff - Infrastructure

Gimlet Labs · San Francisco, CA · Mid-Level

$150k–$390k / year

Member of Technical Staff - ML Systems & Inference

Gimlet Labs · San Francisco, CA · Mid-Level

$150k–$390k / year

Member of Technical Staff - Kernels & GPU Performance

Gimlet Labs · San Francisco, CA · Mid-Level

$150k–$390k / year

Strategic Hardware Partnerships

Gimlet Labs · San Francisco, CA · Senior

$300k–$350k / year

Network Engineer

Gimlet Labs · San Francisco, CA · Mid-Level

$250k–$350k / year

Member of Security Staff, Governance, Risk and Compliance

Gimlet Labs · San Francisco, CA · Senior

$270k–$330k / year

Corporate Controller

Gimlet Labs · San Francisco, CA · Director

$280k–$325k / year

Director of FP&A

Gimlet Labs · San Francisco, CA · Director

$275k–$300k / year

Data Center Architect

Gimlet Labs · San Francisco, CA · Senior

$225k–$280k / year

Senior Technical Recruiter, Data Center Infrastructure

Gimlet Labs · San Francisco, CA · Senior

$180k–$250k / year

Senior Technical Recruiter

Gimlet Labs · San Francisco, CA · Senior

$180k–$250k / year

Data Center Facilities Operations Lead

Gimlet Labs · San Francisco, CA · Senior

$150k–$235k / year

Project Coordinator, Hardware Partnerships

Gimlet Labs · San Francisco, CA · Entry-Level

$150k–$195k / year

Executive Business Partner

Gimlet Labs · San Francisco, CA · Mid-Level

$140k–$180k / year

Median base salary

$175k

All openings with posted pay

Typical range

$133k–$225k

25th to 75th percentile

23,897 openings with pay data across 513 companies · 52% of 45,652 tracked openings. Annual base salary. Equity and bonus excluded. Methodology

Distribution

Share of openings by posted midpoint

Under $50k

245

$50k–$100k

2,914

$100k–$150k

4,744

$150k–$200k

6,885

$200k–$250k

4,949

$250k–$300k

2,352

$300k–$400k

1,446

$400k+

362

By role

Bar shows 25th to 75th percentile

AI & Autonomy1,277 openings

Typical range $183k–$275k

$231k

Software & Data5,012 openings

Typical range $167k–$254k

$210k

Infrastructure, IT, & Security1,912 openings

Typical range $158k–$250k

$200k

Product, Programs, & Systems2,006 openings

Typical range $160k–$234k

$193k

Marketing & Design833 openings

Typical range $148k–$222k

$182k

Business Development & Customer Ops2,577 openings

Typical range $131k–$241k

$180k

Electrical & Firmware1,824 openings

Typical range $140k–$216k

$174k

Finance, Legal, & Compliance1,192 openings

Typical range $128k–$231k

$170k

Mechanical & Physical Systems1,731 openings

Typical range $125k–$185k

$158k

Business & People Operations1,212 openings

Typical range $110k–$185k

$148k

Supply Chain & Procurement820 openings

Typical range $104k–$170k

$140k

Test, Quality, & Reliability1,936 openings

Typical range $92k–$175k

$136k

Manufacturing & Production1,565 openings

Typical range $75k–$150k

$105k

By experience level

Intern849 openings

Typical range $60k–$95k

$73k

Entry-Level2,105 openings

Typical range $67k–$145k

$103k

Mid-Level6,285 openings

Typical range $115k–$191k

$150k

Senior9,469 openings

Typical range $160k–$229k

$192k

Staff / Principal2,031 openings

Typical range $193k–$270k

$228k

Manager2,005 openings

Typical range $149k–$236k

$189k

Director1,083 openings

Typical range $218k–$295k

$250k

Executive70 openings

Typical range $259k–$325k

$296k

By funding stage

Seed513 openings

Typical range $123k–$195k

$160k

Series A1,398 openings

Typical range $125k–$199k

$161k

Series B1,430 openings

Typical range $131k–$220k

$175k

Series C+15,495 openings

Typical range $141k–$234k

$185k

Public4,999 openings

Typical range $112k–$218k

$163k

By sector

AI Research1,805 openings

Typical range $220k–$355k

$281k

Compute & Semiconductors2,862 openings

Typical range $175k–$262k

$218k

AI App3,280 openings

Typical range $170k–$260k

$214k

Fintech863 openings

Typical range $142k–$246k

$194k

Supply Chain307 openings

Typical range $118k–$207k

$171k

Robotics653 openings

Typical range $125k–$207k

$170k

Defense3,890 openings

Typical range $143k–$210k

$170k

Construction & Housing121 openings

Typical range $135k–$215k

$170k

Bio & Health503 openings

Typical range $130k–$220k

$168k

Public Services156 openings

Typical range $120k–$225k

$165k

Agriculture158 openings

Typical range $115k–$165k

$160k

Energy & Climate1,705 openings

Typical range $120k–$188k

$158k

Transportation1,827 openings

Typical range $91k–$212k

$150k

Aerospace4,929 openings

Typical range $108k–$180k

$145k

Education34 openings

Typical range $80k–$175k

$137k

Manufacturing804 openings

Typical range $86k–$176k

$133k

Top-paying companies

Median pay · 8+ openings each

1Aaru19 roles$353k

2Anthropic429 roles$348k

3Thinking Machines Lab36 roles$330k

4OpenAI646 roles$308k

5Goodfire13 roles$300k

6Lambda94 roles$288k

7World Labs11 roles$288k

8MatX40 roles$288k

9Wispr Flow31 roles$285k

10Wayve74 roles$285k

11Periodic Labs26 roles$281k

12Whop19 roles$275k

13Oxide14 roles$275k

14Generalist AI10 roles$275k

15Gimlet Labs16 roles$270k

Methodology

All figures come from salary ranges companies publish on their own job postings, pulled from their applicant tracking systems hourly. Nothing is self-reported or estimated.

Pay in other currencies is converted at fixed recent exchange rates. Hourly, weekly, and monthly pay is annualized. Everything is base salary only. Equity and bonus are excluded because postings rarely quantify them.

Stats are medians and quartiles of each posting's range midpoint, weighted by open roles. Groups with fewer than 30 openings (8 for a single company) are not shown.

Numbers reflect currently open roles, not historical offers. About 52% of tracked openings post pay. US pay-transparency laws drive most disclosure, so coverage skews to US roles. Explore hiring patterns in the hiring report.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary at companies building the future?: The median posted base salary is $175k per year, across 23,897 live openings at 513 companies. The middle half of postings falls between $133k and $225k.
Which startup roles pay the most?: AI & Autonomy roles lead at a $231k median, followed by Software & Data ($210k) and Infrastructure, IT, & Security ($200k), based on the ranges companies post on live openings.
Which companies building the future pay the highest salaries?: Aaru tops the list with a $353k median posted base salary, ahead of Anthropic ($348k) and Thinking Machines Lab ($330k), among companies with eight or more openings that post pay.
Do startup job postings include salary?: About 52% of the openings BuildList tracks post a pay range. Disclosure is highest at US companies covered by pay-transparency laws, so coverage skews to US roles.
Where does this salary data come from?: From the pay ranges companies publish on their own job postings, pulled hourly from their applicant tracking systems and normalized to annual base salary. Equity and bonus are excluded. Nothing is self-reported or estimated.

These numbers come from 23,897 live openings. Browse the roles behind them.

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