Mechanical Compensation Across Frontier Tech

Median total compensation by company, ranked. Sourced from disclosed salary bands on active job postings + verified community submissions across space, AI, robotics, and defense.

Company	Median TC	Median Base	Locations	Reports
Tasklet SPACE	$375K	$300K	1	1
Anthropic AI	$328K	$275K	4	5
xAI AI	$310K	$180K	1	6
Hark FRONTIER	$303K	$180K	1	8
SF Tensor AI	$300K	$285K	1	3
Eve AI	$300K	$250K	1	1
CharacterQuilt AI	$300K	$250K	1	1
Cohere AI	$292K	$207K	4	12
Runway AI	$280K	$250K	0	1
Conductor AI	$275K	$200K	1	1
Proximitty FRONTIER	$275K	$250K	1	1
OpenAI AI	$272K	$225K	2	19
Waymo FRONTIER	$270K	$238K	1	10
Mixpanel AI	$268K	$236K	1	1
Morph AI	$265K	$180K	1	1
Spoon FRONTIER	$253K	$230K	1	1
Jarmin FRONTIER	$250K	$200K	1	5
Retell AI AI	$240K	$180K	1	1
atopile FRONTIER	$240K	$180K	1	1
Autonomous Technologies Group AI	$231K	$175K	1	2
Cerebras FRONTIER	$230K	$180K	1	1
Sesame AI	$228K	$175K	1	2
Bluejay AI	$226K	$193K	1	2
DeepGrove AI	$225K	$100K	1	1
Adam AI	$225K	$200K	1	1
Circleback AI	$225K	$170K	1	1
Vapi AI	$225K	$150K	1	1
Sim AI	$220K	$190K	1	1
RevenueCat FRONTIER	$220K	$220K	0	1
Qualitate SPACE	$215K	$190K	1	2
Idler AI	$213K	$125K	1	1
Trellis AI AI	$213K	$150K	1	1
AssemblyAI AI	$210K	$180K	0	1
Lance FRONTIER	$210K	$160K	1	1
Rillet AI	$210K	$165K	1	4
Vela FRONTIER	$210K	$120K	1	1
Vinci Games AI	$208K	$156K	1	1
Ashby AI	$206K	$136K	3	3
Mashgin AI	$205K	$180K	1	1
Chariot AI	$205K	$180K	1	1
Gym Class - by IRL Studios AI	$205K	$170K	0	1
Inductive Bio FRONTIER	$205K	$180K	1	1
Momentus SPACE	$203K	$190K	1	1
Kapta Space SPACE	$203K	$185K	1	1
Superset AI	$200K	$175K	1	1
Jinba AI	$200K	$150K	1	1
Nozomio AI	$200K	$150K	1	1
Nixo AI	$200K	$150K	1	1
Capy AI	$200K	$150K	1	1
Concourse AI	$200K	$150K	1	1
Activeloop AI	$200K	$150K	1	1
Lucid AI	$200K	$150K	1	1
Atoms FRONTIER	$199K	$160K	1	3
ABL Space Systems SPACE	$198K	$175K	0	1
Carta FRONTIER	$197K	$175K	1	1
Perplexity AI	$196K	$165K	1	2
HappyRobot AI	$195K	$140K	1	1
Harper AI	$195K	$160K	1	3
Scott AI AI	$195K	$140K	1	1
Glen AI	$195K	$165K	1	1
Skydio DEFENSE	$194K	$148K	1	5
Dynamo AI AI	$193K	$165K	1	1
Agility Robotics ROBOTICS	$192K	$167K	2	6
Exowatt FRONTIER	$190K	$165K	1	2
Hex Security FRONTIER	$190K	$130K	1	1
Ignition Benefits AI	$190K	$180K	1	1
Klarity AI	$189K	$167K	1	1
Databricks AI	$186K	$157K	1	1
Array Labs SPACE	$185K	$150K	2	9
Pirros AI	$185K	$160K	1	1
Nitrode AI	$185K	$120K	1	1
Astro Mechanica SPACE	$185K	$150K	1	18
Turquoise Health FRONTIER	$184K	$172K	1	1
Muon Space SPACE	$183K	$173K	2	18
Coast AI	$183K	$150K	1	1
Rigetti Computing FRONTIER	$178K	$165K	1	3
Charge Robotics ROBOTICS	$176K	$148K	1	2
Socratix AI AI	$175K	$150K	1	1
Rulebase AI	$175K	$150K	1	1
Helium AI	$175K	$150K	1	1
Anara AI	$175K	$150K	1	1
Overview ROBOTICS	$175K	$125K	1	1
Closure DEFENSE	$175K	$135K	1	1
Hercules AI	$175K	$100K	1	3
Method AI	$175K	$150K	1	1
AIM Intelligent Machines ROBOTICS	$175K	$150K	1	1
Method Financial FRONTIER	$175K	$150K	1	1
PsiQuantum FRONTIER	$173K	$159K	3	12
Agile Space Industries SPACE	$172K	$144K	2	5
Zipline ROBOTICS	$172K	$135K	1	22
Elroy Air ROBOTICS	$171K	$120K	1	1
Shield AI DEFENSE	$171K	$137K	2	51
Cyngn FRONTIER	$171K	$160K	1	1
Cascade Space SPACE	$170K	$150K	1	1
Anduril Industries DEFENSE	$170K	$146K	15	152
Weave AI	$170K	$140K	1	1
David AI AI	$170K	$143K	1	2
Anthrogen AI	$170K	$120K	1	1
Icarus SPACE	$170K	$120K	1	1
IonQ FRONTIER	$170K	$149K	4	4
Archer Aviation SPACE	$169K	$147K	3	30
ASML FRONTIER	$165K	$139K	3	4
Inversion Space SPACE	$165K	$137K	1	17
Blacksmith AI	$165K	$150K	1	1
Ocular AI AI	$165K	$130K	1	1
OpenWork SPACE	$165K	$130K	1	1
Planet Labs SPACE	$163K	$145K	1	2
Firecrawl AI	$163K	$140K	1	1
Mariana Minerals FRONTIER	$162K	$115K	2	5
Scout Space SPACE	$160K	$120K	1	1
Helion Energy FRONTIER	$160K	$138K	1	7
Careforce AI	$160K	$140K	1	1
Metriport AI	$160K	$140K	1	1
Maritime Fusion FRONTIER	$160K	$120K	1	1
Locke AI	$160K	$120K	1	1
Radiant FRONTIER	$159K	$134K	1	32
Aseon Labs ROBOTICS	$159K	$133K	1	2
Apex Space AI	$158K	$125K	1	32
Ambral AI	$158K	$140K	1	1
Neuralink FRONTIER	$155K	$87K	3	10
Relativity Space SPACE	$155K	$124K	2	81
BlackSky SPACE	$155K	$145K	1	2
Heron Power FRONTIER	$155K	$120K	1	3
Chariot Defense DEFENSE	$155K	$130K	1	2
Vast SPACE	$154K	$112K	3	41
Pivotal Future FRONTIER	$154K	$142K	1	3
hud AI	$153K	$80K	1	1
Reditus Space SPACE	$153K	$130K	1	3
Instacart FRONTIER	$152K	$148K	0	2
Xona Space Systems SPACE	$152K	$141K	2	4
Voyager Space DEFENSE	$151K	$103K	6	16
Boston Dynamics ROBOTICS	$151K	$135K	1	7
Kepler Communications SPACE	$151K	$126K	1	1
True Anomaly DEFENSE	$150K	$110K	2	29
Icarus Industries SPACE	$150K	$110K	1	2
Figure AI ROBOTICS	$150K	$120K	1	3
Outerport AI	$150K	$100K	1	3
Haplotype Labs FRONTIER	$150K	$60K	1	1
Latent AI	$150K	$120K	1	1
General Astronautics ROBOTICS	$150K	$120K	1	1
Edgerun DEFENSE	$150K	$120K	1	1
Commonwealth Fusion Systems FRONTIER	$148K	$110K	2	17
CesiumAstro SPACE	$147K	$133K	2	17
The Aerospace Corporation SPACE	$147K	$117K	1	16
Blue Origin SPACE	$145K	$121K	9	104
Glean AI	$145K	$120K	1	1
Galactic Resource Utilization Space, Inc. (GRU Space) SPACE	$145K	$120K	1	2
Thesis AI	$145K	$120K	1	1
Darwin ROBOTICS	$145K	$120K	1	1
Outpost SPACE	$143K	$125K	1	3
Finta AI	$140K	$100K	1	1
Infisical FRONTIER	$140K	$100K	1	2
Vantor FRONTIER	$140K	$120K	1	1
Rocket Lab SPACE	$140K	$111K	7	46
SiPhox Health FRONTIER	$138K	$100K	2	2
Dedalus Labs AI	$137K	$107K	1	2
Varda Space SPACE	$136K	$120K	1	22
Hermeus DEFENSE	$136K	$92K	3	17
Northwood Space DEFENSE	$135K	$100K	1	5
Nox Metals ROBOTICS	$135K	$90K	1	1
Hex Technologies AI	$135K	$120K	1	1
Opalite Health FRONTIER	$135K	$70K	1	1
Dispatch SPACE	$135K	$100K	1	5
Proof of Human FRONTIER	$135K	$120K	1	1
telli AI	$132K	$85K	1	1
Sierra Space SPACE	$131K	$111K	3	9
Terran Orbital SPACE	$130K	$105K	1	1
Pulse AI	$130K	$110K	1	1
Wardstone DEFENSE	$130K	$100K	2	2
Splash Inc. ROBOTICS	$130K	$100K	1	1
Synthetic Society FRONTIER	$130K	$80K	1	1
Stoke Space SPACE	$129K	$110K	1	7
Central Intelligence Agency DEFENSE	$128K	$70K	1	1
GITAI SPACE	$128K	$100K	1	7
Katalyst Space Technologies SPACE	$125K	$110K	1	5
Mage Legal AI	$125K	$100K	1	1
Respan AI	$125K	$100K	1	1
Gooseworks AI	$125K	$50K	1	1
Boeing SPACE	$121K	$100K	1	8
Stratolaunch SPACE	$119K	$100K	1	8
Amca FRONTIER	$118K	$100K	1	14
JPL SPACE	$117K	$106K	1	2
Substrate AI	$115K	$100K	1	1
Northrop Grumman SPACE	$115K	$92K	1	1
Cogram AI	$113K	$79K	1	1
Machina Labs ROBOTICS	$113K	$95K	1	1
Vendra DEFENSE	$110K	$100K	1	1
SpaceX SPACE	$109K	$100K	5	109
Palantir Technologies DEFENSE	$105K	$88K	2	3
AirMyne FRONTIER	$105K	$90K	1	2
Ursa Major SPACE	$104K	$92K	0	9
Astranis SPACE	$100K	$100K	1	30
Foundation Industries SPACE	$100K	$100K	1	1
QualGent AI	$85K	$50K	0	1
HeyCharge FRONTIER	$85K	$73K	1	1
Huscarl AI	$85K	$68K	1	1
Saildrone DEFENSE	$84K	$74K	1	1
Viggle AI	$81K	$56K	1	1
ComplyDo DEFENSE	$79K	$68K	1	1
Streamline Systems ROBOTICS	$75K	$50K	1	1
Pasito AI	$70K	$60K	1	1
Terranova FRONTIER	$62K	$52K	1	1
HyLight SPACE	$59K	$51K	1	1
Beyond Reach Labs FRONTIER	$58K	$58K	1	3
Seeing Systems SPACE	$50K	$40K	1	1
Betterhalf AI	$43K	$35K	1	1

Company	Median TC	Jobs
Outerport	$100k–$200k	3
Relativity Space	$90k–$136k	4
Radiant	$105k–$130k	4
Rocket Lab	$89k–$125k	6
SpaceX	$100k–$118k	3
Astranis	$100k–$100k	8

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