Median base salary
$199k
Posted range midpoint
Typical range
$169k–$228k
25th to 75th percentile
Openings with pay
718
79% of 907 live openings
Companies disclosing
99
From their own postings
Annual base salary in USD. Equity and bonus excluded.
Highest-paying live openings
Sorted by posted rangeOpenAI · San Francisco, CA · Staff / Principal
Nvidia · Santa Clara, CA · Staff / Principal
Nvidia · Santa Clara, CA · Staff / Principal
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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