Founding Engineer salary
One of a startup's first engineers, usually with equity and a wide remit.
2 posted ranges at 2 companies
By level
Median of posted rangesMiddle half
| Level | Range $200k$250k$300k$350k$400k | Posted | H-1B |
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| Not stated2 posted | | $236k to $373k2 postings | None |
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Posted ranges
Not stated$125k to $300k
Founding Software Engineer - Backend
San Francisco Bay Area
Not stated$347k to $445k
Founding Software Engineer, Physical Engineering
San Francisco Bay Area
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H-1B median by quarter
| Fiscal quarter | Filings | Median |
|---|
| FY2025 Q1 | 1 | $200k |
Posted median by week
| Week of | Ranges | Median |
|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | 1 | $225k |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 1 | $213k |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 1 | $396k |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 2 | $304k |
Related titles: Forward Deployed Engineer, Agent Engineer, Evals Engineer, Applied AI Engineer, AI Engineer, MLOps Engineer
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