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

21,737 openings with posted pay · 510 companies · Updated Oct 2, 2026

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Business Development & Customer Ops in Fintech: median base salary $170k · Typical range $114k–$210k · 165 openings with pay.

Business Dev & Customer Ops · Fintech

165 matching openings with posted pay
1
Account Executive | Strategic

Ramp · San Francisco, CA · Senior

$310k–$407k / year
2
Director, Head of Private Equity

Brex · New York, NY · Director

$316k–$396k / year
3
Senior Manager, Strategic Technical Consulting

Ramp · New York, NY · Manager

$235k–$358k / year
4
Senior Manager, Account Manager | Mid-Market

Ramp · New York, NY · Manager

$290k–$350k / year
5
Manager, Account Executive | Commercial

Ramp · New York, NY · Manager

$237k–$346k / year
6
Account Manager | Enterprise

Ramp · New York, NY · Senior

$250k–$340k / year
7
Account Manager | Mid-Market

Ramp · New York, NY · Mid-Level

$190k–$330k / year
8
Senior Sales Manager - Technology

Mercury · New York, NY · Manager

$258k–$322k / year

Median base salary

$178k

All openings with posted pay

Typical range

$134k–$226k

25th to 75th percentile

21,737 openings with pay data across 510 companies · 49% of 44,046 tracked openings. Annual base salary. Equity and bonus excluded. Methodology

Distribution

Share of openings by posted midpoint

Under $50k
238
$50k–$100k
2,508
$100k–$150k
4,330
$150k–$200k
6,231
$200k–$250k
4,591
$250k–$300k
2,152
$300k–$400k
1,345
$400k+
342

By role

Bar shows 25th to 75th percentile

AI & Autonomy1,138 openings
Typical range $183k–$279k
$230k
Software & Data5,314 openings
Typical range $165k–$253k
$207k
Typical range $160k–$253k
$204k
Typical range $158k–$230k
$193k
Marketing & Design716 openings
Typical range $150k–$220k
$180k
Typical range $130k–$236k
$180k
Electrical & Firmware1,615 openings
Typical range $138k–$216k
$175k
Typical range $126k–$228k
$168k
Typical range $124k–$183k
$155k
Typical range $113k–$185k
$150k
Typical range $98k–$177k
$143k
Typical range $100k–$170k
$139k
Typical range $75k–$148k
$109k

By experience level

Intern685 openings
Typical range $60k–$95k
$71k
Entry-Level1,988 openings
Typical range $73k–$163k
$110k
Mid-Level6,095 openings
Typical range $118k–$198k
$150k
Senior8,494 openings
Typical range $160k–$230k
$193k
Staff / Principal1,789 openings
Typical range $193k–$270k
$227k
Manager1,759 openings
Typical range $147k–$234k
$185k
Director850 openings
Typical range $215k–$295k
$249k
Executive77 openings
Typical range $260k–$317k
$300k

By funding stage

Seed487 openings
Typical range $125k–$197k
$160k
Series A1,316 openings
Typical range $126k–$200k
$163k
Series B1,378 openings
Typical range $135k–$225k
$178k
Series C+13,918 openings
Typical range $143k–$235k
$185k
Public4,599 openings
Typical range $115k–$220k
$167k

By sector

AI Research1,743 openings
Typical range $215k–$351k
$278k
Typical range $177k–$261k
$218k
AI App3,051 openings
Typical range $171k–$260k
$215k
Fintech771 openings
Typical range $146k–$246k
$195k
Robotics579 openings
Typical range $128k–$210k
$178k
Public Services137 openings
Typical range $140k–$225k
$171k
Defense3,239 openings
Typical range $143k–$210k
$170k
Typical range $135k–$215k
$170k
Bio & Health479 openings
Typical range $123k–$220k
$168k
Agriculture158 openings
Typical range $115k–$170k
$159k
Supply Chain253 openings
Typical range $112k–$207k
$158k
Energy & Climate1,558 openings
Typical range $120k–$188k
$157k
Transportation1,581 openings
Typical range $92k–$212k
$152k
Aerospace4,585 openings
Typical range $108k–$180k
$146k
Manufacturing743 openings
Typical range $98k–$176k
$138k
Education39 openings
Typical range $78k–$174k
$120k

Top-paying companies

Median pay · 8+ openings each

1Wayve8 roles$374k
2Anthropic342 roles$363k
3Aaru19 roles$353k
4Thinking Machines Lab37 roles$330k
5OpenAI669 roles$308k
6Normal Computing17 roles$300k
7Goodfire12 roles$300k
8Periodic Labs22 roles$294k
9Lambda87 roles$288k
10World Labs11 roles$288k
11Wispr Flow29 roles$285k
12Gimlet Labs12 roles$279k
13Oxide13 roles$275k
14Generalist AI12 roles$275k
15Luma AI13 roles$265k

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 49% 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 $178k per year, across 21,737 live openings at 510 companies. The middle half of postings falls between $134k and $226k.
Which startup roles pay the most?
AI & Autonomy roles lead at a $230k median, followed by Software & Data ($207k) and Infrastructure, IT, & Security ($204k), based on the ranges companies post on live openings.
Which companies building the future pay the highest salaries?
Wayve tops the list with a $374k median posted base salary, ahead of Anthropic ($363k) and Aaru ($353k), among companies with eight or more openings that post pay.
Do startup job postings include salary?
About 49% 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 21,737 live openings. Browse the roles behind them.