Operations 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
Rippling FRONTIER	$2.5M	$2.0M	1	1
Rain FRONTIER	$355K	$100K	1	4
Anthropic AI	$343K	$300K	3	29
Hark FRONTIER	$315K	$180K	1	3
Thinking Machines Lab AI	$306K	$225K	1	4
Checkr AI	$306K	$281K	1	1
CharacterQuilt AI	$300K	$250K	1	1
Worldcoin AI	$288K	$277K	1	1
Together AI AI	$275K	$250K	1	3
Periodic Labs AI	$275K	$250K	1	1
Starburst AI	$270K	$240K	1	1
Replit AI	$263K	$228K	1	2
OpenAI AI	$260K	$234K	2	58
Perplexity AI	$256K	$185K	1	2
Salient AI	$250K	$200K	1	1
Sphere AI	$245K	$230K	1	1
Character.AI AI	$240K	$220K	1	1
Porter AI	$240K	$200K	1	1
Cohere AI	$238K	$215K	3	3
Inceptive FRONTIER	$238K	$200K	1	1
OpenRouter AI	$236K	$213K	0	2
Elroy Air ROBOTICS	$235K	$200K	1	1
Whatnot FRONTIER	$229K	$183K	6	11
Vapi AI	$225K	$150K	1	2
Legion Health AI	$225K	$150K	0	69
Fal AI	$225K	$200K	1	1
Juicebox AI	$224K	$176K	1	2
Wisk Aero SPACE	$223K	$198K	1	1
Fieldguide AI	$221K	$180K	1	2
Broccoli AI AI	$220K	$190K	1	2
Confido AI	$220K	$200K	1	1
Insitro FRONTIER	$220K	$193K	1	1
Glean AI	$217K	$198K	2	3
Tamarind Bio AI	$215K	$180K	1	1
Y Combinator VC	$215K	$200K	1	1
E2B AI	$215K	$200K	1	1
NASA SPACE	$214K	$211K	2	3
Databricks AI	$213K	$179K	2	6
Figma AI	$211K	$153K	2	5
Scale AI AI	$210K	$187K	3	10
Firecrawl AI	$210K	$180K	1	1
Skyvern ROBOTICS	$210K	$120K	1	1
Ultra ROBOTICS	$206K	$163K	1	4
ABL Space Systems SPACE	$205K	$175K	0	1
PointOne AI	$205K	$180K	1	1
Sierra AI SPACE	$205K	$175K	3	11
SnapMagic AI	$203K	$180K	1	1
Counsel Health AI	$203K	$180K	1	1
Eloquent AI AI	$200K	$150K	1	1
ProSights AI	$200K	$175K	1	1
Mutiny AI	$200K	$170K	1	1
AssemblyAI AI	$200K	$180K	0	1
Harper AI	$200K	$180K	1	1
Omada Health FRONTIER	$197K	$175K	0	3
Boston Dynamics ROBOTICS	$197K	$178K	1	1
Abridge AI	$196K	$174K	1	3
Aurelian AI	$195K	$170K	1	2
Yuzu Health FRONTIER	$195K	$182K	1	2
Waymark FRONTIER	$195K	$160K	0	1
Harvey AI AI	$194K	$155K	2	21
Candid Health AI	$194K	$160K	1	2
Komodo Health AI	$193K	$176K	0	3
True Anomaly DEFENSE	$193K	$145K	2	5
Pylon AI	$193K	$180K	1	2
Quindar SPACE	$190K	$170K	1	1
Truewind AI	$190K	$180K	1	1
Sieve AI	$190K	$130K	1	1
Chariot AI	$190K	$160K	1	2
Alethea AI AI	$190K	$160K	0	1
Wrapbook FRONTIER	$190K	$160K	0	2
Muon Space SPACE	$189K	$177K	3	7
Bicara Therapeutics FRONTIER	$187K	$176K	1	1
Agility Robotics ROBOTICS	$186K	$162K	3	5
Array Labs SPACE	$185K	$135K	2	2
Magnetic AI	$185K	$150K	1	1
Halluminate AI	$185K	$160K	1	1
Cloudglue AI	$185K	$120K	1	1
Solve Intelligence AI	$185K	$120K	1	1
Vitalize AI	$185K	$120K	1	1
Stripe FRONTIER	$182K	$151K	3	4
Valon Labs AI	$182K	$166K	1	8
Waymo FRONTIER	$181K	$164K	6	14
TrueBiz FRONTIER	$180K	$160K	1	1
Overview ROBOTICS	$180K	$180K	1	1
Decagon AI	$180K	$160K	3	9
SentiLink FRONTIER	$180K	$180K	0	1
Pomelo Care FRONTIER	$180K	$165K	0	1
AKASA AI	$179K	$155K	1	2
Sardine FRONTIER	$179K	$153K	0	2
HappyRobot AI	$178K	$145K	1	2
GITAI SPACE	$175K	$150K	1	1
Bluejay AI	$175K	$100K	1	1
Popl AI	$175K	$150K	0	1
Prelim FRONTIER	$175K	$170K	0	1
Nira Energy FRONTIER	$175K	$150K	1	1
Bastion AI	$175K	$150K	1	1
EliseAI AI	$175K	$150K	1	15
Hercules AI	$175K	$100K	1	4
Plaid FRONTIER	$173K	$148K	2	4
ASML FRONTIER	$173K	$138K	1	2
David AI AI	$173K	$145K	1	5
Archon DEFENSE	$170K	$130K	1	1
Crux AI	$170K	$140K	0	3
Heron Power FRONTIER	$169K	$153K	1	2
Loft Orbital SPACE	$168K	$145K	2	2
Artisan AI	$168K	$150K	1	1
Talkiatry FRONTIER	$168K	$160K	1	7
Planet Labs SPACE	$166K	$148K	4	4
Shield AI DEFENSE	$165K	$130K	1	17
Guac AI	$165K	$150K	1	1
Gigs AI	$165K	$150K	1	1
BlueCargo AI	$165K	$140K	1	1
Cape AI	$165K	$150K	2	3
Method Security AI	$165K	$140K	1	1
Mural Health FRONTIER	$165K	$140K	0	1
ClearML AI	$165K	$150K	1	3
ClickUp AI	$165K	$135K	0	2
Roboflow AI	$163K	$150K	1	1
Phylo AI	$162K	$108K	1	1
Radiant FRONTIER	$162K	$134K	2	9
Benchling FRONTIER	$161K	$140K	2	4
Scout Space SPACE	$160K	$120K	1	1
Turion Space SPACE	$160K	$130K	1	1
Garage AI	$160K	$120K	1	1
Craniometrix FRONTIER	$160K	$120K	1	1
Very Good Security AI	$160K	$130K	0	1
Turing.com AI	$160K	$120K	1	1
Aios Medical AI	$159K	$115K	0	1
Blue Origin SPACE	$159K	$133K	5	20
Maze Therapeutics FRONTIER	$159K	$143K	1	5
Stoke Space SPACE	$158K	$126K	2	6
Terran Orbital SPACE	$158K	$140K	1	1
Skydio DEFENSE	$158K	$136K	4	7
Ambient AI	$158K	$150K	1	1
Partiful AI	$158K	$133K	1	2
Stainless AI	$158K	$140K	1	1
Terminal AI	$157K	$144K	1	1
IonQ FRONTIER	$156K	$128K	3	5
Instacart FRONTIER	$155K	$151K	1	6
Vast SPACE	$155K	$126K	2	8
JPL SPACE	$153K	$132K	1	1
Trellis AI AI	$151K	$108K	1	2
UnitedMasters AI	$151K	$138K	1	2
xAI AI	$151K	$105K	0	6
Raven Space Systems SPACE	$150K	$135K	1	1
Spire Global SPACE	$150K	$130K	2	3
Sphinx Defense DEFENSE	$150K	$140K	1	3
Anduril Industries DEFENSE	$150K	$129K	18	155
Mintlify AI	$150K	$120K	1	1
Astro Mechanica SPACE	$150K	$120K	1	1
Stepful FRONTIER	$150K	$140K	1	7
Apex Space AI	$150K	$125K	2	5
Kaizen Labs AI	$150K	$130K	1	3
Torus AI	$150K	$100K	1	1
Boeing SPACE	$149K	$127K	1	4
The Aerospace Corporation SPACE	$149K	$117K	5	9
Carta FRONTIER	$148K	$136K	1	1
Figure AI ROBOTICS	$148K	$120K	1	9
Cresta AI	$148K	$120K	0	1
Fivetran AI	$146K	$130K	0	15
Odyssey AI	$145K	$130K	0	2
Setpoint.io FRONTIER	$145K	$125K	2	2
Atoms FRONTIER	$145K	$139K	3	9
Mercury FRONTIER	$144K	$128K	2	6
Hermeus DEFENSE	$144K	$113K	2	4
Northrop Grumman SPACE	$144K	$115K	5	10
Saildrone DEFENSE	$144K	$132K	1	3
AgentMail AI	$143K	$110K	1	1
Verne Robotics ROBOTICS	$143K	$110K	1	1
Sprig AI	$143K	$135K	1	1
Sierra Space SPACE	$141K	$119K	2	9
Astranis SPACE	$140K	$125K	1	1
Manufact (formerly mcp-use) AI	$140K	$100K	1	1
Flair Labs AI	$140K	$120K	1	1
Camber FRONTIER	$140K	$125K	1	3
Helion Energy FRONTIER	$139K	$119K	1	2
Outpost SPACE	$138K	$125K	1	1
Drillbit AI	$138K	$100K	1	1
Spellbrush AI	$138K	$75K	1	1
Profound AI	$138K	$115K	1	2
Kalshi AI	$136K	$95K	1	2
Firstbase.io FRONTIER	$135K	$120K	0	1
Finni Health FRONTIER	$135K	$120K	1	3
Elayne AI	$135K	$120K	1	1
Relativity Space SPACE	$133K	$107K	2	10
Emerge Career AI	$133K	$110K	1	1
Headway FRONTIER	$130K	$105K	1	3
BlackSky SPACE	$130K	$123K	2	2
Solestial DEFENSE	$130K	$120K	1	1
Icarus Industries SPACE	$130K	$100K	1	5
Domu Technology Inc. AI	$130K	$90K	1	2
SiPhox Health FRONTIER	$130K	$100K	1	1
Rillet AI	$130K	$110K	2	3
Town FRONTIER	$130K	$115K	1	1
Northwood Space DEFENSE	$129K	$73K	1	2
Sprinter Health FRONTIER	$129K	$123K	4	4
Fleek AI	$129K	$108K	1	2
Ursa Major SPACE	$128K	$115K	0	4
SpaceX SPACE	$125K	$110K	6	62
Varda Space SPACE	$125K	$110K	1	1
Voyager Space DEFENSE	$125K	$100K	3	3
AtoB FRONTIER	$125K	$110K	1	1
Clarion AI	$125K	$100K	1	1
Solum Health AI	$125K	$100K	1	1
Amca FRONTIER	$125K	$100K	1	1
Qualitate SPACE	$125K	$110K	1	1
Hologram Labs AI	$125K	$115K	0	1
Ruma Care FRONTIER	$125K	$100K	1	1
Relling ROBOTICS	$125K	$42K	1	1
Palantir Technologies DEFENSE	$125K	$93K	8	16
Lumos AI	$125K	$117K	0	1
Stratolaunch SPACE	$124K	$101K	1	3
Applied Intuition FRONTIER	$123K	$109K	3	6
Zipline ROBOTICS	$123K	$105K	3	7
Phil FRONTIER	$123K	$110K	4	4
Generate FRONTIER	$123K	$115K	1	1
Meticulous AI	$122K	$81K	1	1
Agave AI	$120K	$100K	1	1
Rocket Lab SPACE	$120K	$100K	2	3
Cosine AI	$119K	$102K	1	1
Phonely AI	$118K	$105K	1	1
RADAR AI	$117K	$90K	1	1
Crescent Space SPACE	$115K	$110K	1	1
Helium AI	$115K	$80K	1	1
OpenGov DEFENSE	$115K	$105K	2	5
Belong AI	$114K	$104K	1	1
Tennr AI	$114K	$103K	1	2
Katalyst Space Technologies SPACE	$113K	$95K	1	1
RetailReady AI	$113K	$100K	1	1
Landed AI	$113K	$100K	0	1
OneChronos AI	$113K	$100K	1	1
Kabilah AI	$113K	$100K	1	1
Vantor FRONTIER	$113K	$97K	4	8
Instawork AI	$110K	$100K	1	1
Spark AI	$110K	$70K	1	1
Vooma AI	$110K	$100K	1	1
Pryzm DEFENSE	$110K	$90K	3	4
Basic Capital FRONTIER	$110K	$90K	1	4
Clarasight FRONTIER	$110K	$90K	1	2
Sameday AI	$108K	$85K	1	1
Glimpse AI	$108K	$85K	1	1
Fortuna Health FRONTIER	$108K	$105K	1	2
Medplum FRONTIER	$108K	$90K	1	1
Tulip SPACE	$106K	$91K	1	2
Thales Alenia Space SPACE	$105K	$86K	5	5
Zus Health FRONTIER	$105K	$80K	1	1
SOMETHINGS FRONTIER	$104K	$104K	1	3
Capi Money FRONTIER	$102K	$88K	1	1
World View DEFENSE	$100K	$90K	1	1
Rigetti Computing FRONTIER	$100K	$80K	1	1
Gemnote AI	$100K	$80K	1	1
Santé AI	$100K	$80K	1	1
Structured AI AI	$100K	$90K	1	1
Pearl Health FRONTIER	$100K	$85K	1	1
Thyme Care FRONTIER	$98K	$95K	0	6
Archer Aviation SPACE	$98K	$87K	2	5
Flexport FRONTIER	$97K	$89K	2	4
Earnin FRONTIER	$96K	$86K	0	1
Cross River AI	$95K	$80K	1	4
Leap FRONTIER	$95K	$83K	0	6
Primer AI	$95K	$95K	0	1
Signadot FRONTIER	$95K	$80K	0	1
Corgi Insurance AI	$95K	$81K	1	2
Runway AI	$94K	$82K	0	2
Bree FRONTIER	$94K	$79K	1	1
Intro AI	$93K	$75K	1	1
Aurora Innovation AI	$92K	$76K	0	6
Central Intelligence Agency DEFENSE	$91K	$72K	1	3
Venn FRONTIER	$90K	$72K	1	1
Trayd FRONTIER	$90K	$85K	1	1
Devoted Health FRONTIER	$88K	$80K	3	15
Dialpad AI	$87K	$77K	2	3
PermitFlow AI	$85K	$70K	1	2
Doppel FRONTIER	$85K	$75K	0	1
LearnLux Financial Wellbeing SPACE	$85K	$75K	0	1
Salus AI	$83K	$73K	1	1
Amber Bio FRONTIER	$81K	$70K	1	1
Apptronik ROBOTICS	$80K	$70K	0	1
Truss AI	$80K	$70K	1	1
Hedgehog ROBOTICS	$80K	$70K	1	1
VeeFriends FRONTIER	$78K	$62K	1	1
Journey AI	$78K	$75K	1	1
Prenuvo FRONTIER	$77K	$70K	8	10
FuseAI AI	$77K	$51K	1	1
AIOS FRONTIER	$75K	$65K	1	1
DeepAware AI (Robotics Center of Silicon Valley) ROBOTICS	$75K	$50K	1	1
Lemonade AI	$74K	$66K	0	4
Felix AI	$74K	$61K	2	3
Commonwealth Fusion Systems FRONTIER	$74K	$62K	1	3
Illumio FRONTIER	$73K	$62K	1	1
Eze AI	$70K	$60K	1	1
Laminar AI	$70K	$50K	1	1
Abacus AI AI	$70K	$65K	1	3
Intelligence Factory ROBOTICS	$68K	$52K	1	1
Latitude AI	$68K	$54K	2	2
Proto FRONTIER	$68K	$62K	0	1
Cartage AI	$65K	$50K	1	1
Claim Health FRONTIER	$65K	$55K	1	3
Flock Safety DEFENSE	$64K	$56K	1	2
Spot Health FRONTIER	$63K	$50K	0	1
Blackbird AI	$62K	$52K	1	1
Podium Automation AI	$61K	$56K	1	2
Zaymo AI	$60K	$50K	1	1
Fort FRONTIER	$59K	$52K	1	1
Nuro ROBOTICS	$59K	$59K	1	1
menta SPACE	$56K	$49K	8	8
telli AI	$56K	$42K	1	1
National Security Agency DEFENSE	$55K	$36K	1	1
Machina Labs ROBOTICS	$53K	$48K	1	1
Passport DEFENSE	$52K	$42K	1	1
Trata AI	$47K	$31K	1	1
Vira Health FRONTIER	$47K	$31K	1	2
REVER AI	$46K	$41K	1	1
Serve Robotics ROBOTICS	$46K	$46K	5	17
Alpaca Health FRONTIER	$45K	$37K	0	1
SpotOn FRONTIER	$44K	$35K	4	5
VIDA Digital Identity FRONTIER	$44K	$44K	0	1
Model ML AI	$43K	$35K	1	1
Fellow.app AI	$40K	$35K	1	1
United States Space Force SPACE	$39K	$39K	10	17
Peakflo FRONTIER	$37K	$31K	1	1
Sandbox VR AI	$35K	$35K	20	24
Anchorage AI	$31K	$21K	0	1
Cerebras FRONTIER	$28K	$25K	1	1
LunaJoy Health AI	$27K	$24K	1	1
Encord AI	$26K	$21K	1	1

Company	Median TC	Jobs
Anduril Industries	$92k–$122k	6
Serve Robotics	$46k–$46k	13
United States Space Force	$37k–$37k	5
Sandbox VR	$35k–$35k	15

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