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Forward Deployed Engineer salary

162 posted ranges at 26 companies · median $216k · H-1B median $185k (124 filings)

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By level

Median of posted rangesMiddle halfH-1B median

LevelPostedH-1B
Entry5 posted$140k$135k to $145k$165k3 filings
Senior74 posted$216k$182k to $250k$207k17 filings
Staff6 posted$250k$190k to $318k$220k4 filings
Principal1 posted$269k to $369kone postingFew1 filing
Manager17 posted$220k$189k to $250kFew1 filing
Director and up4 posted$306k$270k to $333kFew2 filings
Not stated55 posted$202k$153k to $224k$174k96 filings

By company

CompanyPosted
Databricks78 posted ranges$216k$182k to $250k
Palantir24 posted ranges$168k$135k to $200k
OpenAI11 posted ranges$243k$185k to $300k
Snorkel AI5 posted ranges$250k$180k to $320k
Scale AI5 posted ranges$243k$216k to $293k
Nebius5 posted ranges$202k$180k to $224k
Baseten3 posted ranges$300k$200k to $380k
Snowflake3 posted ranges$244k$200k to $288k
Intercom3 posted ranges$226k$215k to $237k
Anthropic2 posted ranges$300k to $363k2 postings
Okta2 posted ranges$235k to $322k2 postings
Asana2 posted ranges$248k to $282k2 postings
Datadog2 posted ranges$196k to $245k2 postings
MongoDB2 posted ranges$147k to $289k2 postings
Modal2 posted ranges$180k to $245k2 postings
Turing2 posted ranges$185k to $230k2 postings
Labelbox2 posted ranges$165k to $225k2 postings
Together AI1 posted range$270k to $300kone posting
GitLab1 posted range$254k to $297kone posting
Figma1 posted range$153k to $376kone posting
Render1 posted range$236k to $289kone posting
Replit1 posted range$180k to $300kone posting
Coinbase1 posted range$218k to $257kone posting
Cognition1 posted range$180k to $280kone posting
CoreWeave1 posted range$182k to $242kone posting
Tailscale1 posted range$150k to $250kone posting

Posted ranges

120 postings

PostingRange
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering (the posting, opens in a new tab)AnthropicManagerNew York City$320kto $405k
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering (the posting, opens in a new tab)Snorkel AIDirector and upSan Francisco Bay Area$269kto $403k
Forward Deployed Engineer (Training) (the posting, opens in a new tab)BasetenNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$200kto $400k
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering- NYC (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAIManagerNew York City$302kto $385k
Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering (LLM) (the posting, opens in a new tab)BasetenManagerSan Francisco Bay Area$260kto $380k
Forward Deployed Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)FigmaNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$153kto $376k
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Okta for AI Agents (the posting, opens in a new tab)OktaPrincipalSan Francisco Bay Area$269kto $369k
Sr. Director, (Applied AI) Forward Deployed Engineering (the posting, opens in a new tab)Scale AIDirector and upNew York City$285kto $357k
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer - Migration (the posting, opens in a new tab)SnowflakeSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$236kto $339k
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)MongoDBSeniorNew York City$168kto $330k
Forward Deployed Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)BasetenNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$165kto $330k
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - SF (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$185kto $325k
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - NYC (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedNew York City$153kto $325k
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Seattle (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSeattle area$153kto $325k
Sr. Manager, AI Forward Deployed Engineering (AI FDE) (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksManagerElsewhere in the US$233kto $320k
Forward Deployed Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)AnthropicNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$280kto $320k
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering (the posting, opens in a new tab)Snorkel AIManagerSan Francisco Bay Area$200kto $320k
Senior/Staff FDE - CUA (the posting, opens in a new tab)Snorkel AIStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$180kto $320k
Senior/Staff FDE - Synthetic Data Generation (the posting, opens in a new tab)Snorkel AIStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$180kto $320k
Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Data as a Service (the posting, opens in a new tab)Snorkel AIStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$180kto $320k
Staff Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering) (the posting, opens in a new tab)Scale AIStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$252kto $315k
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering - Ecosystem (the posting, opens in a new tab)NebiusDirector and upElsewhere in the US$271kto $310k
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Communications, Media, Entertainment, & Gaming (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorElsewhere in the US$220kto $302k
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Digital Native Business (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$220kto $302k
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Financial Services (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorNew York City$220kto $302k
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Healthcare & Life Sciences (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorElsewhere in the US$220kto $302k
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Manufacturing & High-Tech (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorElsewhere in the US$220kto $302k
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Public Sector (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorWashington DC area$220kto $302k
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Healthcare - Seattle (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSeattle area$185kto $300k
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Healthcare - NYC (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedNew York City$185kto $300k
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Healthcare - SF (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$185kto $300k
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Seattle (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSeattle area$185kto $300k
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - SF (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$185kto $300k
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Financial Services- NYC (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedNew York City$185kto $300k
Forward Deployed Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)ReplitNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$180kto $300k
Forward Deployed Engineer (Inference & Post-Training) (the posting, opens in a new tab)Together AINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$270kto $300k
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)GitLabStaffRemote (US)$254kto $297k
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector (the posting, opens in a new tab)Scale AINot statedWashington DC area$184kto $293k
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - CMEG (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksManagerWashington DC area$212kto $291k
Forward Deployed Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)RenderNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$236kto $289k
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer -Spark (the posting, opens in a new tab)SnowflakeSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$200kto $288k
Forward Deployed Engineer, Command by Asana (the posting, opens in a new tab)AsanaNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$248kto $282k
Forward Deployed Engineer, Command by Asana (the posting, opens in a new tab)AsanaNot statedNew York City$248kto $282k
Forward Deployed Engineer, Gov (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedWashington DC area$146kto $280k
Deployed Engineer, Federal (the posting, opens in a new tab)CognitionNot statedWashington DC area$180kto $280k
Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering (the posting, opens in a new tab)IntercomManagerSan Francisco Bay Area$252kto $280k
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Okta for AI Agents (the posting, opens in a new tab)OktaSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$200kto $275k
Senior Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering) (the posting, opens in a new tab)Scale AISeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$216kto $270k
Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Applied AI (the posting, opens in a new tab)SnowflakeStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$200kto $270k
Lead Field Technical Program Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Retail, Consumer Goods, Travel, Transportation, & Hospitality (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksManagerElsewhere in the US$189kto $260k
Forward Deployed Engineer, Compliance [Office of the CTO] (the posting, opens in a new tab)CoinbaseDirector and upRemote (US)$218kto $257k
AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineering (AI FDE), U.S. Public Sector (Federal Focus) (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksNot statedWashington DC area$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorElsewhere in the US$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorNew York City$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorChicago$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorWashington DC area$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorAustin$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorWashington DC area$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorSeattle area$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorAtlanta$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorAustin$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorRaleigh-Durham$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorNew York City$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorDenver and Boulder$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorPhiladelphia$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorBoston area$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorChicago$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorDallas-Fort Worth$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorLos Angeles area$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorSeattle area$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorNew York City$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorElsewhere in the US$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorRemote (US)$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorElsewhere in the US$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorAtlanta$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorDallas-Fort Worth$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorBoston area$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorChicago$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorPhiladelphia$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorNew York City$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorWashington DC area$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorElsewhere in the US$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Healthcare & Life Sciences (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorNew York City$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Healthcare & Life Sciences (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorBoston area$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Healthcare & Life Sciences (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorChicago$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Healthcare & Life Sciences (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorDallas-Fort Worth$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Healthcare & Life Sciences (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorAustin$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Healthcare & Life Sciences (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorAtlanta$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Healthcare & Life Sciences (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorPhiladelphia$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Manufacturing (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorSeattle area$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Manufacturing (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorPhiladelphia$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Manufacturing (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorBoston area$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Manufacturing (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorNew York City$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorWashington DC area$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorWashington DC area$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorElsewhere in the US$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorRemote (US)$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorAustin$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorDenver and Boulder$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorElsewhere in the US$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorDallas-Fort Worth$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorChicago$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - National Security (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorNew York City$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - National Security (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorElsewhere in the US$182kto $250k
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Public Sector (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$182kto $250k
Datadog for Startups - Forward Deployed Engineering Lead (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatadogSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$200kto $250k
Forward Deployed Engineer - ML (the posting, opens in a new tab)ModalNot statedNew York City$180kto $250k
Forward Deployed Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)TailscaleNot statedRemote (US)$150kto $250k
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager (the posting, opens in a new tab)LabelboxManagerSan Francisco Bay Area$190kto $250k
Forward Deployed AI Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)TuringNot statedNew York City$200kto $250k
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)MongoDBSeniorElsewhere in the US$126kto $248k
Lead Engagement Manager, FDE - CMEG (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksManagerNew York City$179kto $246k
Lead Engagement Manager, FDE - DNB (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksManagerSan Francisco Bay Area$179kto $246k
Lead Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Healthcare & Life Sciences (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksManagerElsewhere in the US$179kto $246k
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Agents (the posting, opens in a new tab)CoreWeaveSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$182kto $242k

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An engineer who ships software inside a customer's environment, part builder and part consultant; Palantir coined it, AI labs made it common.

By city

CityPosted
San Francisco Bay Area42 posted ranges$243k$185k to $285k
New York City31 posted ranges$216k$182k to $250k
Elsewhere in the US23 posted ranges$216k$182k to $250k
Washington DC area22 posted ranges$190k$143k to $225k
Seattle area7 posted ranges$216k$182k to $250k
Remote (US)7 posted ranges$216k$182k to $250k
Chicago6 posted ranges$216k$182k to $250k
Austin4 posted ranges$216k$182k to $250k
Philadelphia4 posted ranges$216k$182k to $250k
Boston area4 posted ranges$216k$182k to $250k
Dallas-Fort Worth4 posted ranges$216k$182k to $250k
Atlanta3 posted ranges$216k$182k to $250k
Denver and Boulder2 posted ranges$182k to $250k2 postings
Raleigh-Durham1 posted range$182k to $250kone posting
Los Angeles area1 posted range$182k to $250kone posting
San Diego1 posted range$135k to $200kone posting

H-1B by prevailing-wage level

The level the employer chose on the filing: I is entry, IV is fully competent. FY2025 Q4 to FY2026 Q3.

Level I: $155k (25) · Level II: $165k (44) · Level III: $200k (38) · Level IV: $236k (15)

H-1B median by quarter

Fiscal quarterFilingsMedian
FY2025 Q13$195k
FY2025 Q24$186k
FY2025 Q321$145k
FY2025 Q412$179k
FY2026 Q132$200k
FY2026 Q240$145k
FY2026 Q340$195k

Posted median by week

Week ofRangesMedian
Sep 21162$216k

Recent changes

DatePosting
Sep 24Head of Forward Deployed Engineering - EcosystemNebiusForward Deployed EngineerPosted at $271k to $310k
Sep 24Forward Deployed Engineer - Physical AI Cloud PlatformNebiusForward Deployed EngineerPosted at $180k to $224k
Sep 24Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise - TavilyNebiusForward Deployed EngineerPosted at $180k to $224k
Sep 24Forward Deployed Engineer, Ecosystem - TavilyNebiusForward Deployed EngineerPosted at $113k to $184k
Sep 24Forward Deployed Engineer, EcosystemNebiusForward Deployed EngineerPosted at $180k to $224k
Sep 24Forward Deployed EngineerStability AIForward Deployed EngineerPosted with no range
Sep 24Forward Deployed AI Engineer (In Training)TuringForward Deployed EngineerPosted at $170k to $210k
Sep 24Forward Deployed AI EngineerTuringForward Deployed EngineerPosted at $200k to $250k
Sep 24Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AI AgentsCoreWeaveForward Deployed EngineerPosted at $182k to $242k

Related titles: Context Engineer, Agent Engineer, Evals Engineer, LLM Engineer, Applied AI Engineer, AI Engineer

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