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

24,010 openings with posted pay · 510 companies · Updated Oct 20, 2026

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Business Development & Customer Ops in Supply Chain: median base salary $171k · Typical range $126k–$218k · 133 openings with pay.

Business Dev & Customer Ops · Supply Chain

133 matching openings with posted pay
1$350k / year
2
Public Sector Major Account Executive

Samsara · Remote · Mid-Level

$350k / year
3
Enterprise Account Executive

Samsara · San Francisco, CA · Mid-Level

$350k / year
4$350k / year
5$350k / year
6$350k / year
7$350k / year
8
Select Major Account Executive (EST)

Samsara · Remote · Senior

$350k / year

Median base salary

$175k

All openings with posted pay

Typical range

$133k–$225k

25th to 75th percentile

24,010 openings with pay data across 510 companies · 52% of 45,785 tracked openings. Annual base salary. Equity and bonus excluded. Methodology

Distribution

Share of openings by posted midpoint

Under $50k
246
$50k–$100k
2,974
$100k–$150k
4,749
$150k–$200k
6,899
$200k–$250k
4,969
$250k–$300k
2,362
$300k–$400k
1,449
$400k+
362

By role

Bar shows 25th to 75th percentile

AI & Autonomy1,283 openings
Typical range $183k–$276k
$232k
Software & Data5,043 openings
Typical range $167k–$254k
$210k
Typical range $158k–$250k
$201k
Typical range $160k–$234k
$193k
Marketing & Design840 openings
Typical range $148k–$223k
$181k
Typical range $130k–$240k
$178k
Electrical & Firmware1,827 openings
Typical range $140k–$216k
$174k
Typical range $128k–$232k
$171k
Typical range $125k–$185k
$159k
Typical range $110k–$185k
$148k
Typical range $103k–$170k
$139k
Typical range $92k–$174k
$136k
Typical range $73k–$148k
$102k

By experience level

Intern854 openings
Typical range $60k–$95k
$73k
Entry-Level2,143 openings
Typical range $67k–$145k
$103k
Mid-Level6,315 openings
Typical range $115k–$192k
$150k
Senior9,497 openings
Typical range $160k–$230k
$192k
Staff / Principal2,030 openings
Typical range $193k–$270k
$227k
Manager2,016 openings
Typical range $148k–$236k
$188k
Director1,082 openings
Typical range $218k–$295k
$250k
Executive73 openings
Typical range $260k–$322k
$290k

By funding stage

Seed512 openings
Typical range $123k–$198k
$160k
Series A1,409 openings
Typical range $125k–$199k
$162k
Series B1,446 openings
Typical range $133k–$220k
$175k
Series C+15,495 openings
Typical range $141k–$234k
$185k
Public5,086 openings
Typical range $111k–$218k
$163k

By sector

AI Research1,814 openings
Typical range $220k–$353k
$281k
Typical range $175k–$262k
$218k
AI App3,273 openings
Typical range $170k–$260k
$214k
Fintech861 openings
Typical range $142k–$246k
$194k
Supply Chain317 openings
Typical range $119k–$207k
$171k
Robotics654 openings
Typical range $125k–$208k
$170k
Defense3,896 openings
Typical range $143k–$210k
$170k
Typical range $135k–$215k
$170k
Bio & Health500 openings
Typical range $128k–$220k
$168k
Public Services161 openings
Typical range $120k–$225k
$165k
Agriculture157 openings
Typical range $115k–$165k
$160k
Energy & Climate1,700 openings
Typical range $120k–$188k
$158k
Transportation1,875 openings
Typical range $90k–$211k
$146k
Aerospace4,945 openings
Typical range $106k–$180k
$145k
Education34 openings
Typical range $80k–$175k
$137k
Manufacturing803 openings
Typical range $86k–$176k
$133k

Top-paying companies

Median pay · 8+ openings each

1Aaru19 roles$353k
2Anthropic428 roles$345k
3Thinking Machines Lab38 roles$330k
4OpenAI647 roles$308k
5Goodfire13 roles$300k
6Normal Computing25 roles$295k
7Lambda93 roles$288k
8World Labs11 roles$288k
9MatX43 roles$288k
10Wispr Flow31 roles$285k
11Wayve71 roles$285k
12Periodic Labs26 roles$281k
13Whop19 roles$275k
14Oxide14 roles$275k
15Generalist AI10 roles$275k

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 24,010 live openings at 510 companies. The middle half of postings falls between $133k and $225k.
Which startup roles pay the most?
AI & Autonomy roles lead at a $232k median, followed by Software & Data ($210k) and Infrastructure, IT, & Security ($201k), 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 ($345k) 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 24,010 live openings. Browse the roles behind them.