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What companies building the future pay, straight from their own job postings.

20,758 openings with posted pay · 502 companies · Updated Sep 27, 2026

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AI & Autonomy in Canada: median base salary $228k · Typical range $195k–$283k · 51 openings with pay.

AI & Autonomy · Canada

51 matching openings with posted pay
1
Member of Technical Staff - Sovereign AI

Cohere · Canada · Senior

$212k–$385k / year
2
Member of Technical Staff, North Modelling (Evals)

Cohere · United Kingdom · Mid-Level

$180k–$385k / year
3
Staff Research Engineer, Model Efficiency

Cohere · New York, NY · Staff / Principal

$180k–$385k / year
4
Member of Technical Staff, Model Efficiency

Cohere · New York, NY · Senior

$180k–$385k / year
5
Senior Member of Technical Staff, Synthetic Data

Cohere · Canada · Senior

$180k–$385k / year
6
Member of Technical Staff, Pre-Training Data

Cohere · Canada · Mid-Level

$180k–$385k / year
7
Member of Technical Staff, Training Performance Engineer

Cohere · United Kingdom · Mid-Level

$180k–$385k / year
8
Member of Technical Staff, Integration/RL Team (Research Engineer)

Cohere · France · Mid-Level

$180k–$385k / year

Median base salary

$180k

All openings with posted pay

Typical range

$135k–$229k

25th to 75th percentile

20,758 openings with pay data across 502 companies · 47% of 43,731 tracked openings. Annual base salary. Equity and bonus excluded. Methodology

Distribution

Share of openings by posted midpoint

Under $50k
197
$50k–$100k
2,244
$100k–$150k
4,139
$150k–$200k
5,929
$200k–$250k
4,477
$250k–$300k
2,097
$300k–$400k
1,330
$400k+
345

By role

Bar shows 25th to 75th percentile

AI & Autonomy1,069 openings
Typical range $185k–$281k
$232k
Software & Data5,577 openings
Typical range $163k–$250k
$205k
Infrastructure, IT, & Security1,616 openings
Typical range $160k–$253k
$205k
Product, Programs, & Systems1,687 openings
Typical range $160k–$235k
$193k
Business Development & Customer Ops2,030 openings
Typical range $136k–$243k
$185k
Marketing & Design665 openings
Typical range $150k–$219k
$180k
Electrical & Firmware1,485 openings
Typical range $140k–$217k
$177k
Finance, Legal, & Compliance1,022 openings
Typical range $125k–$225k
$168k
Mechanical & Physical Systems1,420 openings
Typical range $125k–$185k
$158k
Test, Quality, & Reliability1,360 openings
Typical range $103k–$183k
$147k
Business & People Operations914 openings
Typical range $113k–$183k
$146k
Supply Chain & Procurement653 openings
Typical range $100k–$170k
$140k
Manufacturing & Production1,260 openings
Typical range $75k–$147k
$109k

By experience level

Intern596 openings
Typical range $60k–$94k
$70k
Entry-Level1,956 openings
Typical range $78k–$173k
$118k
Mid-Level6,025 openings
Typical range $120k–$200k
$153k
Senior8,153 openings
Typical range $160k–$233k
$193k
Staff / Principal1,595 openings
Typical range $193k–$273k
$230k
Manager1,588 openings
Typical range $150k–$236k
$188k
Director775 openings
Typical range $217k–$297k
$250k
Executive70 openings
Typical range $260k–$317k
$296k

By funding stage

Seed474 openings
Typical range $123k–$188k
$155k
Series A1,307 openings
Typical range $125k–$200k
$163k
Series B1,324 openings
Typical range $138k–$225k
$180k
Series C+13,514 openings
Typical range $143k–$236k
$186k
Public4,103 openings
Typical range $122k–$220k
$170k

By sector

AI Research1,685 openings
Typical range $215k–$353k
$278k
Compute & Semiconductors2,636 openings
Typical range $177k–$262k
$218k
AI App2,997 openings
Typical range $172k–$260k
$215k
Fintech728 openings
Typical range $146k–$248k
$196k
Robotics580 openings
Typical range $125k–$210k
$175k
Construction & Housing110 openings
Typical range $135k–$215k
$173k
Transportation1,224 openings
Typical range $114k–$225k
$172k
Public Services144 openings
Typical range $140k–$225k
$170k
Defense3,064 openings
Typical range $143k–$210k
$170k
Bio & Health452 openings
Typical range $123k–$219k
$165k
Agriculture165 openings
Typical range $115k–$170k
$160k
Energy & Climate1,519 openings
Typical range $120k–$189k
$159k
Supply Chain257 openings
Typical range $110k–$212k
$152k
Aerospace4,438 openings
Typical range $108k–$180k
$146k
Manufacturing720 openings
Typical range $100k–$178k
$138k
Education39 openings
Typical range $77k–$174k
$110k

Top-paying companies

Median pay · 8+ openings each

1Anthropic304 roles$363k
2Aaru19 roles$353k
3Thinking Machines Lab29 roles$325k
4OpenAI673 roles$308k
5Normal Computing18 roles$300k
6Goodfire12 roles$300k
7Wayve69 roles$290k
8World Labs11 roles$288k
9Wispr Flow29 roles$285k
10Lambda87 roles$285k
11Luma AI12 roles$276k
12Periodic Labs20 roles$275k
13Oxide12 roles$275k
14Generalist AI12 roles$275k
15Gimlet Labs10 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 47% 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 $180k per year, across 20,758 live openings at 502 companies. The middle half of postings falls between $135k and $229k.
Which startup roles pay the most?
AI & Autonomy roles lead at a $232k median, followed by Software & Data ($205k) and Infrastructure, IT, & Security ($205k), based on the ranges companies post on live openings.
Which companies building the future pay the highest salaries?
Anthropic tops the list with a $363k median posted base salary, ahead of Aaru ($353k) and Thinking Machines Lab ($325k), among companies with eight or more openings that post pay.
Do startup job postings include salary?
About 47% 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 20,758 live openings. Browse the roles behind them.

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