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

23,727 openings with posted pay · 510 companies · Updated Oct 18, 2026

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Supply Chain & Procurement in SF Bay Area: median base salary $183k · Typical range $146k–$225k · 158 openings with pay.

Supply Chain & Procurement · SF Bay Area

158 matching openings with posted pay
1
Warehouse and Logistics Manager - North America

Anthropic · San Francisco, CA · Manager

$405k–$485k / year
2
Warehouse and Logistics Capability Manager

Anthropic · San Francisco, CA · Manager

$405k–$485k / year
3
Warehouse and Logistics Manager - International

Anthropic · San Francisco, CA · Manager

$405k–$485k / year
4
Senior Director, Global Commodity Management - Optics

Nvidia · Santa Clara, CA · Director

$292k–$443k / year
5
Senior Director, Boards and Systems Supply Planning

Nvidia · Santa Clara, CA · Director

$292k–$443k / year
6
Senior Director, Global Inventory Control

Nvidia · Santa Clara, CA · Director

$292k–$443k / year
7
Senior Director, Supply Planning Networking Products

Nvidia · Santa Clara, CA · Director

$292k–$443k / year
8
Head of Supply Chain

Fluidstack · Austin, TX · Director

$262k–$418k / year

Median base salary

$175k

All openings with posted pay

Typical range

$133k–$226k

25th to 75th percentile

23,727 openings with pay data across 510 companies · 52% of 45,656 tracked openings. Annual base salary. Equity and bonus excluded. Methodology

Distribution

Share of openings by posted midpoint

Under $50k
235
$50k–$100k
2,913
$100k–$150k
4,696
$150k–$200k
6,827
$200k–$250k
4,921
$250k–$300k
2,339
$300k–$400k
1,438
$400k+
358

By role

Bar shows 25th to 75th percentile

AI & Autonomy1,258 openings
Typical range $185k–$280k
$233k
Software & Data5,102 openings
Typical range $166k–$254k
$208k
Infrastructure, IT, & Security1,889 openings
Typical range $158k–$250k
$202k
Product, Programs, & Systems1,991 openings
Typical range $161k–$235k
$193k
Marketing & Design833 openings
Typical range $150k–$223k
$183k
Business Development & Customer Ops2,529 openings
Typical range $130k–$241k
$180k
Electrical & Firmware1,801 openings
Typical range $140k–$218k
$175k
Finance, Legal, & Compliance1,170 openings
Typical range $129k–$228k
$170k
Mechanical & Physical Systems1,697 openings
Typical range $125k–$185k
$158k
Business & People Operations1,156 openings
Typical range $110k–$185k
$148k
Supply Chain & Procurement819 openings
Typical range $100k–$170k
$137k
Test, Quality, & Reliability1,904 openings
Typical range $92k–$174k
$136k
Manufacturing & Production1,578 openings
Typical range $73k–$150k
$104k

By experience level

Intern788 openings
Typical range $60k–$95k
$73k
Entry-Level2,120 openings
Typical range $67k–$150k
$104k
Mid-Level6,254 openings
Typical range $115k–$193k
$150k
Senior9,436 openings
Typical range $160k–$230k
$193k
Staff / Principal2,009 openings
Typical range $193k–$270k
$229k
Manager1,999 openings
Typical range $148k–$235k
$187k
Director1,046 openings
Typical range $215k–$295k
$248k
Executive75 openings
Typical range $259k–$317k
$290k

By funding stage

Seed511 openings
Typical range $125k–$195k
$160k
Series A1,391 openings
Typical range $125k–$200k
$163k
Series B1,476 openings
Typical range $133k–$220k
$175k
Series C+15,243 openings
Typical range $142k–$235k
$185k
Public5,045 openings
Typical range $111k–$218k
$163k

By sector

AI Research1,804 openings
Typical range $219k–$352k
$281k
Compute & Semiconductors2,859 openings
Typical range $177k–$262k
$218k
AI App3,286 openings
Typical range $170k–$260k
$214k
Fintech849 openings
Typical range $144k–$245k
$194k
Construction & Housing118 openings
Typical range $135k–$224k
$173k
Robotics642 openings
Typical range $125k–$207k
$170k
Defense3,816 openings
Typical range $141k–$208k
$170k
Supply Chain294 openings
Typical range $118k–$215k
$169k
Bio & Health489 openings
Typical range $130k–$219k
$168k
Public Services160 openings
Typical range $120k–$225k
$165k
Energy & Climate1,687 openings
Typical range $121k–$189k
$159k
Agriculture168 openings
Typical range $110k–$165k
$155k
Aerospace4,883 openings
Typical range $108k–$180k
$146k
Transportation1,838 openings
Typical range $90k–$212k
$146k
Education36 openings
Typical range $78k–$175k
$137k
Manufacturing798 openings
Typical range $87k–$175k
$133k

Top-paying companies

Median pay · 8+ openings each

1Anthropic405 roles$353k
2Aaru19 roles$353k
3Thinking Machines Lab36 roles$330k
4Whop11 roles$325k
5OpenAI652 roles$308k
6Normal Computing23 roles$300k
7Goodfire13 roles$300k
8Lambda89 roles$288k
9World Labs11 roles$288k
10MatX42 roles$288k
11Luma AI15 roles$288k
12Wispr Flow31 roles$285k
13Wayve71 roles$285k
14Periodic Labs26 roles$281k
15Oxide14 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 23,727 live openings at 510 companies. The middle half of postings falls between $133k and $226k.
Which startup roles pay the most?
AI & Autonomy roles lead at a $233k median, followed by Software & Data ($208k) and Infrastructure, IT, & Security ($202k), based on the ranges companies post on live openings.
Which companies building the future pay the highest salaries?
Anthropic tops the list with a $353k median posted base salary, ahead of Aaru ($353k) 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 23,727 live openings. Browse the roles behind them.

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