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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.

879 qualifying jobs
276 companies
50 locations

Companies ranked by median Operations total comp

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Years of experience025 yrs

Showing 276 of 276 companies

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Rain logo
Rain
FRONTIER
$525K$50K14
Thinking Machines Lab logo
Thinking Machines Lab
AI
$375K$275K12
Anthropic logo
Anthropic
AI
$343K$300K217
Zag logo
Zag
SPACE
$325K$300K11
Hark logo
Hark
FRONTIER
$315K$180K13
Muon Space logo
Muon Space
SPACE
$311K$294K23
xAI logo
xAI
AI
$310K$180K13
Checkr logo
Checkr
AI
$306K$281K11
Turing.com logo
Turing.com
AI
$273K$245K01
Stuut logo
Stuut
AI
$270K$250K11
Worldcoin logo
Worldcoin
AI
$268K$247K23
Benchling logo
Benchling
FRONTIER
$266K$226K11
Perplexity logo
Perplexity
AI
$261K$205K12
OpenAI logo
OpenAI
AI
$260K$234K235
Atoms logo
Atoms
FRONTIER
$254K$224K11
Together AI logo
Together AI
AI
$253K$220K14
Cohere logo
Cohere
AI
$253K$195K12
Salient logo
Salient
AI
$250K$200K11
ClearML logo
ClearML
AI
$250K$150K23
Sphere logo
Sphere
AI
$245K$230K11
Character.AI logo
Character.AI
AI
$240K$220K11
Porter logo
Porter
AI
$240K$200K11
Inceptive logo
Inceptive
FRONTIER
$238K$200K11
ASML logo
ASML
FRONTIER
$237K$189K13
Figma logo
Figma
AI
$231K$169K22
Bastion logo
Bastion
AI
$230K$200K01
Whatnot logo
Whatnot
FRONTIER
$229K$183K611
Vapi logo
Vapi
AI
$225K$150K12
Gamma logo
Gamma
AI
$225K$200K11
Black Forest Labs logo
Black Forest Labs
AI
$225K$150K11
Fal logo
Fal
AI
$225K$200K11
Wisk Aero logo
Wisk Aero
SPACE
$223K$198K11
Fieldguide logo
Fieldguide
AI
$221K$180K12
Autonomous Technologies Group logo
Autonomous Technologies Group
AI
$220K$180K11
Replit logo
Replit
AI
$216K$183K12
Sierra AI logo
Sierra AI
SPACE
$215K$185K24
Mixpanel logo
Mixpanel
AI
$215K$183K25
Tamarind Bio logo
Tamarind Bio
AI
$215K$180K11
E2B logo
E2B
AI
$215K$200K11
BillionToOne logo
BillionToOne
FRONTIER
$215K$204K11
Databricks logo
Databricks
AI
$213K$180K25
Axle Health logo
Axle Health
AI
$213K$200K11
Skyvern logo
Skyvern
ROBOTICS
$210K$120K11
Wrapbook logo
Wrapbook
FRONTIER
$209K$177K01
Fivetran logo
Fivetran
AI
$205K$183K02
ABL Space Systems logo
ABL Space Systems
SPACE
$205K$175K01
PointOne logo
PointOne
AI
$205K$180K11
Rally UXR logo
Rally UXR
AI
$205K$185K11
Scale AI logo
Scale AI
AI
$203K$181K29
SnapMagic logo
SnapMagic
AI
$203K$180K11
Broccoli AI logo
Broccoli AI
AI
$203K$170K12
Y Combinator logo
Y Combinator
VC
$203K$180K11
Counsel Health logo
Counsel Health
AI
$203K$180K11
Eloquent AI logo
Eloquent AI
AI
$200K$150K11
CloudCruise logo
CloudCruise
AI
$200K$150K11
Harper logo
Harper
AI
$200K$180K11
Valon Labs logo
Valon Labs
AI
$198K$166K19
Komodo Health logo
Komodo Health
AI
$197K$177K02
Aurelian logo
Aurelian
AI
$195K$170K12
Bicara Therapeutics logo
Bicara Therapeutics
FRONTIER
$195K$179K11
Candid Health logo
Candid Health
AI
$194K$160K12
Apex Space logo
Apex Space
AI
$194K$150K26
JustAI logo
JustAI
AI
$190K$130K11
Truewind logo
Truewind
AI
$190K$180K11
Sieve logo
Sieve
AI
$190K$130K11
Basic Capital logo
Basic Capital
FRONTIER
$190K$180K11
Blue Origin logo
Blue Origin
SPACE
$188K$157K314
Figure AI logo
Figure AI
ROBOTICS
$188K$150K26
Magnetic logo
Magnetic
AI
$185K$150K11
Cloudglue logo
Cloudglue
AI
$185K$120K11
Solve Intelligence logo
Solve Intelligence
AI
$185K$120K11
Truss logo
Truss
AI
$185K$160K11
Vitalize logo
Vitalize
AI
$185K$120K11
Yubico logo
Yubico
FRONTIER
$185K$175K01
Mercury logo
Mercury
FRONTIER
$183K$163K11
Harvey AI logo
Harvey AI
AI
$183K$150K213
Planet Labs logo
Planet Labs
SPACE
$183K$163K11
Loft Orbital logo
Loft Orbital
SPACE
$183K$150K22
Agility Robotics logo
Agility Robotics
ROBOTICS
$182K$158K22
Waymo logo
Waymo
FRONTIER
$182K$164K618
Overview logo
Overview
ROBOTICS
$180K$180K11
Decagon logo
Decagon
AI
$180K$160K15
Astranis logo
Astranis
SPACE
$178K$150K11
Skydio logo
Skydio
DEFENSE
$176K$150K14
Bluejay logo
Bluejay
AI
$175K$100K11
HappyRobot logo
HappyRobot
AI
$175K$150K14
Popl logo
Popl
AI
$175K$150K01
PostHog logo
PostHog
AI
$175K$100K01
Kalshi logo
Kalshi
AI
$175K$100K11
Nira Energy logo
Nira Energy
FRONTIER
$175K$150K11
EliseAI logo
EliseAI
AI
$175K$150K220
Ardent logo
Ardent
AI
$175K$150K11
Vast logo
Vast
SPACE
$175K$138K24
Plaid logo
Plaid
FRONTIER
$173K$148K24
Archon logo
Archon
DEFENSE
$170K$130K11
AKASA logo
AKASA
AI
$170K$150K11
Hercules logo
Hercules
AI
$170K$115K12
Artisan logo
Artisan
AI
$168K$150K11
Artie logo
Artie
AI
$165K$120K11
Gigs logo
Gigs
AI
$165K$150K11
Method Security logo
Method Security
AI
$165K$140K11
SOMETHINGS logo
SOMETHINGS
FRONTIER
$165K$152K12
Turion Space logo
Turion Space
SPACE
$164K$140K12
Radiant logo
Radiant
FRONTIER
$162K$134K39
Flock Homes logo
Flock Homes
FRONTIER
$161K$146K11
Scout Space logo
Scout Space
SPACE
$160K$120K11
David AI logo
David AI
AI
$160K$120K13
Garage logo
Garage
AI
$160K$120K11
Centaur logo
Centaur
AI
$160K$130K01
Sardine logo
Sardine
FRONTIER
$160K$140K01
Very Good Security logo
Very Good Security
AI
$160K$130K01
Profound logo
Profound
AI
$160K$120K15
Mariana Minerals logo
Mariana Minerals
FRONTIER
$159K$136K12
Maze Therapeutics logo
Maze Therapeutics
FRONTIER
$159K$143K11
Phylo logo
Phylo
AI
$159K$106K11
Stoke Space logo
Stoke Space
SPACE
$158K$126K26
Partiful logo
Partiful
AI
$158K$133K12
Stainless logo
Stainless
AI
$158K$140K11
Aios Medical logo
Aios Medical
AI
$157K$113K01
True Anomaly logo
True Anomaly
DEFENSE
$156K$123K36
Stepful logo
Stepful
FRONTIER
$155K$140K16
Setpoint.io logo
Setpoint.io
FRONTIER
$155K$130K11
Honor logo
Honor
AI
$150K$142K01
Array Labs logo
Array Labs
SPACE
$150K$120K33
Spire Global logo
Spire Global
SPACE
$150K$130K23
Anduril Industries logo
Anduril Industries
DEFENSE
$150K$129K16114
Besimple AI logo
Besimple AI
AI
$150K$140K11
Legion Health logo
Legion Health
AI
$150K$110K11
Patch logo
Patch
AI
$150K$128K12
Town logo
Town
FRONTIER
$150K$130K11
Abridge logo
Abridge
AI
$149K$141K22
Boeing logo
Boeing
SPACE
$149K$127K17
The Aerospace Corporation logo
The Aerospace Corporation
SPACE
$149K$117K69
Talkiatry logo
Talkiatry
FRONTIER
$149K$135K12
Saildrone logo
Saildrone
DEFENSE
$148K$136K14
Commonwealth Fusion Systems logo
Commonwealth Fusion Systems
FRONTIER
$148K$110K23
Cresta logo
Cresta
AI
$148K$120K01
Archer Aviation logo
Archer Aviation
SPACE
$147K$131K16
Odyssey logo
Odyssey
AI
$145K$130K01
SentiLink logo
SentiLink
FRONTIER
$145K$145K01
Stoïk logo
Stoïk
FRONTIER
$145K$120K11
Elayne logo
Elayne
AI
$145K$110K11
Temporal Technologies logo
Temporal Technologies
AI
$144K$128K01
BlackSky logo
BlackSky
SPACE
$143K$135K11
AgentMail logo
AgentMail
AI
$143K$110K11
Mintlify logo
Mintlify
AI
$143K$110K11
Verne Robotics logo
Verne Robotics
ROBOTICS
$143K$110K11
Turquoise Health logo
Turquoise Health
FRONTIER
$143K$135K11
Tulip logo
Tulip
SPACE
$143K$120K13
Northrop Grumman logo
Northrop Grumman
SPACE
$143K$114K47
Sierra Space logo
Sierra Space
SPACE
$141K$119K36
Voyager Space logo
Voyager Space
DEFENSE
$141K$123K12
Manufact (formerly mcp-use) logo
Manufact (formerly mcp-use)
AI
$140K$100K11
Helium logo
Helium
AI
$140K$120K11
Flair Labs logo
Flair Labs
AI
$140K$120K11
ConductorAI logo
ConductorAI
DEFENSE
$140K$120K11
Kaizen Labs logo
Kaizen Labs
AI
$140K$130K11
Pylon logo
Pylon
AI
$140K$130K11
Hermeus logo
Hermeus
DEFENSE
$139K$117K24
Drillbit logo
Drillbit
AI
$138K$100K11
Spellbrush logo
Spellbrush
AI
$138K$75K11
Helion Energy logo
Helion Energy
FRONTIER
$136K$114K13
Momentus logo
Momentus
SPACE
$135K$125K11
Firstbase.io logo
Firstbase.io
FRONTIER
$135K$120K01
Sprinter Health logo
Sprinter Health
FRONTIER
$135K$120K11
Navan logo
Navan
FRONTIER
$134K$98K11
Northwood Space logo
Northwood Space
DEFENSE
$133K$102K14
National Security Agency logo
National Security Agency
DEFENSE
$133K$95K12
Relativity Space logo
Relativity Space
SPACE
$133K$106K18
Emerge Career logo
Emerge Career
AI
$133K$110K11
Cape logo
Cape
AI
$133K$118K12
Serif Health logo
Serif Health
AI
$133K$115K01
Stratolaunch logo
Stratolaunch
SPACE
$131K$111K14
Headway logo
Headway
FRONTIER
$130K$105K13
Solestial logo
Solestial
DEFENSE
$130K$120K11
Icarus Industries logo
Icarus Industries
SPACE
$130K$100K15
Domu Technology Inc. logo
Domu Technology Inc.
AI
$130K$90K12
Tennr logo
Tennr
AI
$130K$120K11
Paragon logo
Paragon
SPACE
$129K$115K22
IonQ logo
IonQ
FRONTIER
$128K$110K25
Doppel logo
Doppel
FRONTIER
$128K$120K01
Phil logo
Phil
FRONTIER
$127K$114K33
AtoB logo
AtoB
FRONTIER
$125K$110K11
Clarion logo
Clarion
AI
$125K$100K11
Solum Health logo
Solum Health
AI
$125K$100K11
Qualitate logo
Qualitate
SPACE
$125K$110K11
Relling logo
Relling
ROBOTICS
$125K$42K11
Applied Intuition logo
Applied Intuition
FRONTIER
$123K$109K36
Zipline logo
Zipline
ROBOTICS
$121K$110K616
Senra Systems logo
Senra Systems
AI
$121K$100K12
Rocket Lab logo
Rocket Lab
SPACE
$120K$105K24
Shield AI logo
Shield AI
DEFENSE
$119K$98K113
Palantir Technologies logo
Palantir Technologies
DEFENSE
$118K$80K58
RADAR logo
RADAR
AI
$117K$90K11
Cosine logo
Cosine
AI
$117K$100K11
AirGarage logo
AirGarage
FRONTIER
$117K$108K12
Kong logo
Kong
AI
$116K$109K22
Crescent Space logo
Crescent Space
SPACE
$115K$110K11
Openmart logo
Openmart
AI
$115K$80K11
Belong logo
Belong
AI
$114K$104K11
Katalyst Space Technologies logo
Katalyst Space Technologies
SPACE
$113K$95K11
Landed logo
Landed
AI
$113K$100K01
OneChronos logo
OneChronos
AI
$113K$100K11
Camber logo
Camber
FRONTIER
$113K$103K12
Varda Space logo
Varda Space
SPACE
$112K$96K14
Instawork logo
Instawork
AI
$110K$100K11
Spark logo
Spark
AI
$110K$70K11
Vooma logo
Vooma
AI
$110K$100K11
SpaceX logo
SpaceX
SPACE
$109K$100K764
Vantor logo
Vantor
FRONTIER
$108K$93K11
Sameday logo
Sameday
AI
$108K$85K11
Medplum logo
Medplum
FRONTIER
$108K$90K11
Lemonade logo
Lemonade
AI
$108K$100K01
Everlaw logo
Everlaw
AI
$107K$94K11
Zus Health logo
Zus Health
FRONTIER
$105K$80K11
Instacart logo
Instacart
FRONTIER
$104K$99K06
Prenuvo logo
Prenuvo
FRONTIER
$103K$86K57
Ursa Major logo
Ursa Major
SPACE
$103K$92K02
Aurora Innovation logo
Aurora Innovation
AI
$102K$83K01
Thyme Care logo
Thyme Care
FRONTIER
$102K$94K03
Capi Money logo
Capi Money
FRONTIER
$100K$87K11
Gemnote logo
Gemnote
AI
$100K$80K11
Structured AI logo
Structured AI
AI
$100K$90K11
Clarasight logo
Clarasight
FRONTIER
$100K$80K11
Boston Dynamics logo
Boston Dynamics
ROBOTICS
$100K$89K11
Central Intelligence Agency logo
Central Intelligence Agency
DEFENSE
$99K$76K12
Finni Health logo
Finni Health
FRONTIER
$97K$83K22
Neuralink logo
Neuralink
FRONTIER
$95K$71K12
Cross River logo
Cross River
AI
$95K$80K11
Dialpad logo
Dialpad
AI
$95K$84K11
Latitude logo
Latitude
AI
$94K$70K11
Heron Power logo
Heron Power
FRONTIER
$94K$88K11
Liva AI logo
Liva AI
AI
$94K$81K12
Corgi Insurance logo
Corgi Insurance
AI
$93K$80K12
Intro logo
Intro
AI
$93K$75K11
Boldin logo
Boldin
FRONTIER
$93K$85K01
Bree logo
Bree
FRONTIER
$92K$78K11
Trayd logo
Trayd
FRONTIER
$90K$85K11
SimCare logo
SimCare
AI
$90K$80K11
Thales Alenia Space logo
Thales Alenia Space
SPACE
$85K$75K23
Trellis AI logo
Trellis AI
AI
$85K$60K11
Claim Health logo
Claim Health
FRONTIER
$85K$70K11
PermitFlow logo
PermitFlow
AI
$85K$70K12
Flexport logo
Flexport
FRONTIER
$84K$77K22
Salus logo
Salus
AI
$83K$73K11
SyntheticFi logo
SyntheticFi
FRONTIER
$83K$73K02
Hedgehog logo
Hedgehog
ROBOTICS
$80K$70K11
Hippocratic AI logo
Hippocratic AI
AI
$78K$52K11
VeeFriends logo
VeeFriends
FRONTIER
$78K$62K11
FuseAI logo
FuseAI
AI
$77K$51K11
Leap logo
Leap
FRONTIER
$75K$70K03
AIOS logo
AIOS
FRONTIER
$75K$65K11
Felix logo
Felix
AI
$75K$50K11
Mercura logo
Mercura
AI
$74K$57K11
Amber Bio logo
Amber Bio
FRONTIER
$74K$57K11
United States Space Force logo
United States Space Force
SPACE
$73K$52K44
Venn logo
Venn
FRONTIER
$72K$60K12
Devoted Health logo
Devoted Health
FRONTIER
$71K$58K01
Eze logo
Eze
AI
$70K$60K11
MaverickX logo
MaverickX
FRONTIER
$70K$70K11
Freenome logo
Freenome
FRONTIER
$69K$57K01
Cartage logo
Cartage
AI
$65K$50K11
Spot Health logo
Spot Health
FRONTIER
$63K$50K01
Blackbird logo
Blackbird
AI
$62K$52K11
Panels logo
Panels
AI
$57K$42K11
telli logo
telli
AI
$55K$41K11
Machina Labs logo
Machina Labs
ROBOTICS
$53K$48K11
Saronic logo
Saronic
DEFENSE
$47K$42K11
Trata logo
Trata
AI
$47K$31K11
Serve Robotics logo
Serve Robotics
ROBOTICS
$46K$46K616
Flow logo
Flow
AI
$46K$46K13
Model ML logo
Model ML
AI
$43K$35K11
Sandbox VR logo
Sandbox VR
AI
$35K$35K913
Cerebras logo
Cerebras
FRONTIER
$28K$25K11
LunaJoy Health logo
LunaJoy Health
AI
$27K$24K11
Encord logo
Encord
AI
$26K$21K11

Pay by seniority — across companies

CompanyMedian TCJobs
Anduril Industries logo
Anduril Industries
$113k–$140k9
Serve Robotics logo
Serve Robotics
$46k–$46k15
Sandbox VR logo
Sandbox VR
$31k–$31k7

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