Median base salary
$222k
Posted range midpoint
Typical range
$200k–$275k
25th to 75th percentile
Openings with pay
62
85% of 73 live openings
Companies disclosing
11
From their own postings
Annual base salary in USD. Equity and bonus excluded.
Highest-paying live openings
Sorted by posted rangeTwenty · Washington, D.C. · Staff / Principal
Shield AI · Washington, D.C. · Staff / Principal
Shield AI · Washington, D.C. · Staff / Principal
Shield AI · Washington, D.C. · Staff / Principal
SpaceX · Palo Alto, CA · Senior
SpaceX · Washington, D.C. · Senior
SpaceX · Washington, D.C. · Senior
Anduril Industries · Washington, D.C. · Staff / Principal
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, CA · Staff / Principal
Shield AI · Washington, D.C. · Staff / Principal
Shield AI · Washington, D.C. · Staff / Principal
Shield AI · Washington, D.C. · Staff / Principal
Shield AI · Washington, D.C. · Staff / Principal
Shield AI · Dallas, TX · Manager
Shield AI · San Diego, CA · Manager
Shield AI · San Diego, CA · Manager
Methodology
BuildList pulls salary ranges from company applicant tracking systems hourly. Nothing is self-reported or estimated.
Non-USD pay is converted to USD, and hourly, weekly, and monthly pay is annualized. Figures are medians and quartiles of each posting's range midpoint, weighted by currently open roles.
Base salary only. Equity and bonus are excluded. Groups with fewer than 30 salaried openings are withheld.
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