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
Rain FRONTIER	$525K	$50K	1	4
Thinking Machines Lab AI	$375K	$275K	1	2
Anthropic AI	$343K	$300K	2	17
Zag SPACE	$325K	$300K	1	1
Hark FRONTIER	$315K	$180K	1	3
Muon Space SPACE	$311K	$294K	2	3
xAI AI	$310K	$180K	1	3
Checkr AI	$306K	$281K	1	1
Turing.com AI	$273K	$245K	0	1
Stuut AI	$270K	$250K	1	1
Worldcoin AI	$268K	$247K	2	3
Benchling FRONTIER	$266K	$226K	1	1
Perplexity AI	$261K	$205K	1	2
OpenAI AI	$260K	$234K	2	35
Atoms FRONTIER	$254K	$224K	1	1
Together AI AI	$253K	$220K	1	4
Cohere AI	$253K	$195K	1	2
Salient AI	$250K	$200K	1	1
ClearML AI	$250K	$150K	2	3
Sphere AI	$245K	$230K	1	1
Character.AI AI	$240K	$220K	1	1
Porter AI	$240K	$200K	1	1
Inceptive FRONTIER	$238K	$200K	1	1
ASML FRONTIER	$237K	$189K	1	3
Figma AI	$231K	$169K	2	2
Bastion AI	$230K	$200K	0	1
Whatnot FRONTIER	$229K	$183K	6	11
Vapi AI	$225K	$150K	1	2
Gamma AI	$225K	$200K	1	1
Black Forest Labs AI	$225K	$150K	1	1
Fal AI	$225K	$200K	1	1
Wisk Aero SPACE	$223K	$198K	1	1
Fieldguide AI	$221K	$180K	1	2
Autonomous Technologies Group AI	$220K	$180K	1	1
Replit AI	$216K	$183K	1	2
Sierra AI SPACE	$215K	$185K	2	4
Mixpanel AI	$215K	$183K	2	5
Tamarind Bio AI	$215K	$180K	1	1
E2B AI	$215K	$200K	1	1
BillionToOne FRONTIER	$215K	$204K	1	1
Databricks AI	$213K	$180K	2	5
Axle Health AI	$213K	$200K	1	1
Skyvern ROBOTICS	$210K	$120K	1	1
Wrapbook FRONTIER	$209K	$177K	0	1
Fivetran AI	$205K	$183K	0	2
ABL Space Systems SPACE	$205K	$175K	0	1
PointOne AI	$205K	$180K	1	1
Rally UXR AI	$205K	$185K	1	1
Scale AI AI	$203K	$181K	2	9
SnapMagic AI	$203K	$180K	1	1
Broccoli AI AI	$203K	$170K	1	2
Y Combinator VC	$203K	$180K	1	1
Counsel Health AI	$203K	$180K	1	1
Eloquent AI AI	$200K	$150K	1	1
CloudCruise AI	$200K	$150K	1	1
Harper AI	$200K	$180K	1	1
Valon Labs AI	$198K	$166K	1	9
Komodo Health AI	$197K	$177K	0	2
Aurelian AI	$195K	$170K	1	2
Bicara Therapeutics FRONTIER	$195K	$179K	1	1
Candid Health AI	$194K	$160K	1	2
Apex Space AI	$194K	$150K	2	6
JustAI AI	$190K	$130K	1	1
Truewind AI	$190K	$180K	1	1
Sieve AI	$190K	$130K	1	1
Basic Capital FRONTIER	$190K	$180K	1	1
Blue Origin SPACE	$188K	$157K	3	14
Figure AI ROBOTICS	$188K	$150K	2	6
Magnetic AI	$185K	$150K	1	1
Cloudglue AI	$185K	$120K	1	1
Solve Intelligence AI	$185K	$120K	1	1
Truss AI	$185K	$160K	1	1
Vitalize AI	$185K	$120K	1	1
Yubico FRONTIER	$185K	$175K	0	1
Mercury FRONTIER	$183K	$163K	1	1
Harvey AI AI	$183K	$150K	2	13
Planet Labs SPACE	$183K	$163K	1	1
Loft Orbital SPACE	$183K	$150K	2	2
Agility Robotics ROBOTICS	$182K	$158K	2	2
Waymo FRONTIER	$182K	$164K	6	18
Overview ROBOTICS	$180K	$180K	1	1
Decagon AI	$180K	$160K	1	5
Astranis SPACE	$178K	$150K	1	1
Skydio DEFENSE	$176K	$150K	1	4
Bluejay AI	$175K	$100K	1	1
HappyRobot AI	$175K	$150K	1	4
Popl AI	$175K	$150K	0	1
PostHog AI	$175K	$100K	0	1
Kalshi AI	$175K	$100K	1	1
Nira Energy FRONTIER	$175K	$150K	1	1
EliseAI AI	$175K	$150K	2	20
Ardent AI	$175K	$150K	1	1
Vast SPACE	$175K	$138K	2	4
Plaid FRONTIER	$173K	$148K	2	4
Archon DEFENSE	$170K	$130K	1	1
AKASA AI	$170K	$150K	1	1
Hercules AI	$170K	$115K	1	2
Artisan AI	$168K	$150K	1	1
Artie AI	$165K	$120K	1	1
Gigs AI	$165K	$150K	1	1
Method Security AI	$165K	$140K	1	1
SOMETHINGS FRONTIER	$165K	$152K	1	2
Turion Space SPACE	$164K	$140K	1	2
Radiant FRONTIER	$162K	$134K	3	9
Flock Homes FRONTIER	$161K	$146K	1	1
Scout Space SPACE	$160K	$120K	1	1
David AI AI	$160K	$120K	1	3
Garage AI	$160K	$120K	1	1
Centaur AI	$160K	$130K	0	1
Sardine FRONTIER	$160K	$140K	0	1
Very Good Security AI	$160K	$130K	0	1
Profound AI	$160K	$120K	1	5
Mariana Minerals FRONTIER	$159K	$136K	1	2
Maze Therapeutics FRONTIER	$159K	$143K	1	1
Phylo AI	$159K	$106K	1	1
Stoke Space SPACE	$158K	$126K	2	6
Partiful AI	$158K	$133K	1	2
Stainless AI	$158K	$140K	1	1
Aios Medical AI	$157K	$113K	0	1
True Anomaly DEFENSE	$156K	$123K	3	6
Stepful FRONTIER	$155K	$140K	1	6
Setpoint.io FRONTIER	$155K	$130K	1	1
Honor AI	$150K	$142K	0	1
Array Labs SPACE	$150K	$120K	3	3
Spire Global SPACE	$150K	$130K	2	3
Anduril Industries DEFENSE	$150K	$129K	16	114
Besimple AI AI	$150K	$140K	1	1
Legion Health AI	$150K	$110K	1	1
Patch AI	$150K	$128K	1	2
Town FRONTIER	$150K	$130K	1	1
Abridge AI	$149K	$141K	2	2
Boeing SPACE	$149K	$127K	1	7
The Aerospace Corporation SPACE	$149K	$117K	6	9
Talkiatry FRONTIER	$149K	$135K	1	2
Saildrone DEFENSE	$148K	$136K	1	4
Commonwealth Fusion Systems FRONTIER	$148K	$110K	2	3
Cresta AI	$148K	$120K	0	1
Archer Aviation SPACE	$147K	$131K	1	6
Odyssey AI	$145K	$130K	0	1
SentiLink FRONTIER	$145K	$145K	0	1
Stoïk FRONTIER	$145K	$120K	1	1
Elayne AI	$145K	$110K	1	1
Temporal Technologies AI	$144K	$128K	0	1
BlackSky SPACE	$143K	$135K	1	1
AgentMail AI	$143K	$110K	1	1
Mintlify AI	$143K	$110K	1	1
Verne Robotics ROBOTICS	$143K	$110K	1	1
Turquoise Health FRONTIER	$143K	$135K	1	1
Tulip SPACE	$143K	$120K	1	3
Northrop Grumman SPACE	$143K	$114K	4	7
Sierra Space SPACE	$141K	$119K	3	6
Voyager Space DEFENSE	$141K	$123K	1	2
Manufact (formerly mcp-use) AI	$140K	$100K	1	1
Helium AI	$140K	$120K	1	1
Flair Labs AI	$140K	$120K	1	1
ConductorAI DEFENSE	$140K	$120K	1	1
Kaizen Labs AI	$140K	$130K	1	1
Pylon AI	$140K	$130K	1	1
Hermeus DEFENSE	$139K	$117K	2	4
Drillbit AI	$138K	$100K	1	1
Spellbrush AI	$138K	$75K	1	1
Helion Energy FRONTIER	$136K	$114K	1	3
Momentus SPACE	$135K	$125K	1	1
Firstbase.io FRONTIER	$135K	$120K	0	1
Sprinter Health FRONTIER	$135K	$120K	1	1
Navan FRONTIER	$134K	$98K	1	1
Northwood Space DEFENSE	$133K	$102K	1	4
National Security Agency DEFENSE	$133K	$95K	1	2
Relativity Space SPACE	$133K	$106K	1	8
Emerge Career AI	$133K	$110K	1	1
Cape AI	$133K	$118K	1	2
Serif Health AI	$133K	$115K	0	1
Stratolaunch SPACE	$131K	$111K	1	4
Headway FRONTIER	$130K	$105K	1	3
Solestial DEFENSE	$130K	$120K	1	1
Icarus Industries SPACE	$130K	$100K	1	5
Domu Technology Inc. AI	$130K	$90K	1	2
Tennr AI	$130K	$120K	1	1
Paragon SPACE	$129K	$115K	2	2
IonQ FRONTIER	$128K	$110K	2	5
Doppel FRONTIER	$128K	$120K	0	1
Phil FRONTIER	$127K	$114K	3	3
AtoB FRONTIER	$125K	$110K	1	1
Clarion AI	$125K	$100K	1	1
Solum Health AI	$125K	$100K	1	1
Qualitate SPACE	$125K	$110K	1	1
Relling ROBOTICS	$125K	$42K	1	1
Applied Intuition FRONTIER	$123K	$109K	3	6
Zipline ROBOTICS	$121K	$110K	6	16
Senra Systems AI	$121K	$100K	1	2
Rocket Lab SPACE	$120K	$105K	2	4
Shield AI DEFENSE	$119K	$98K	1	13
Palantir Technologies DEFENSE	$118K	$80K	5	8
RADAR AI	$117K	$90K	1	1
Cosine AI	$117K	$100K	1	1
AirGarage FRONTIER	$117K	$108K	1	2
Kong AI	$116K	$109K	2	2
Crescent Space SPACE	$115K	$110K	1	1
Openmart AI	$115K	$80K	1	1
Belong AI	$114K	$104K	1	1
Katalyst Space Technologies SPACE	$113K	$95K	1	1
Landed AI	$113K	$100K	0	1
OneChronos AI	$113K	$100K	1	1
Camber FRONTIER	$113K	$103K	1	2
Varda Space SPACE	$112K	$96K	1	4
Instawork AI	$110K	$100K	1	1
Spark AI	$110K	$70K	1	1
Vooma AI	$110K	$100K	1	1
SpaceX SPACE	$109K	$100K	7	64
Vantor FRONTIER	$108K	$93K	1	1
Sameday AI	$108K	$85K	1	1
Medplum FRONTIER	$108K	$90K	1	1
Lemonade AI	$108K	$100K	0	1
Everlaw AI	$107K	$94K	1	1
Zus Health FRONTIER	$105K	$80K	1	1
Instacart FRONTIER	$104K	$99K	0	6
Prenuvo FRONTIER	$103K	$86K	5	7
Ursa Major SPACE	$103K	$92K	0	2
Aurora Innovation AI	$102K	$83K	0	1
Thyme Care FRONTIER	$102K	$94K	0	3
Capi Money FRONTIER	$100K	$87K	1	1
Gemnote AI	$100K	$80K	1	1
Structured AI AI	$100K	$90K	1	1
Clarasight FRONTIER	$100K	$80K	1	1
Boston Dynamics ROBOTICS	$100K	$89K	1	1
Central Intelligence Agency DEFENSE	$99K	$76K	1	2
Finni Health FRONTIER	$97K	$83K	2	2
Neuralink FRONTIER	$95K	$71K	1	2
Cross River AI	$95K	$80K	1	1
Dialpad AI	$95K	$84K	1	1
Latitude AI	$94K	$70K	1	1
Heron Power FRONTIER	$94K	$88K	1	1
Liva AI AI	$94K	$81K	1	2
Corgi Insurance AI	$93K	$80K	1	2
Intro AI	$93K	$75K	1	1
Boldin FRONTIER	$93K	$85K	0	1
Bree FRONTIER	$92K	$78K	1	1
Trayd FRONTIER	$90K	$85K	1	1
SimCare AI	$90K	$80K	1	1
Thales Alenia Space SPACE	$85K	$75K	2	3
Trellis AI AI	$85K	$60K	1	1
Claim Health FRONTIER	$85K	$70K	1	1
PermitFlow AI	$85K	$70K	1	2
Flexport FRONTIER	$84K	$77K	2	2
Salus AI	$83K	$73K	1	1
SyntheticFi FRONTIER	$83K	$73K	0	2
Hedgehog ROBOTICS	$80K	$70K	1	1
Hippocratic AI AI	$78K	$52K	1	1
VeeFriends FRONTIER	$78K	$62K	1	1
FuseAI AI	$77K	$51K	1	1
Leap FRONTIER	$75K	$70K	0	3
AIOS FRONTIER	$75K	$65K	1	1
Felix AI	$75K	$50K	1	1
Mercura AI	$74K	$57K	1	1
Amber Bio FRONTIER	$74K	$57K	1	1
United States Space Force SPACE	$73K	$52K	4	4
Venn FRONTIER	$72K	$60K	1	2
Devoted Health FRONTIER	$71K	$58K	0	1
Eze AI	$70K	$60K	1	1
MaverickX FRONTIER	$70K	$70K	1	1
Freenome FRONTIER	$69K	$57K	0	1
Cartage AI	$65K	$50K	1	1
Spot Health FRONTIER	$63K	$50K	0	1
Blackbird AI	$62K	$52K	1	1
Panels AI	$57K	$42K	1	1
telli AI	$55K	$41K	1	1
Machina Labs ROBOTICS	$53K	$48K	1	1
Saronic DEFENSE	$47K	$42K	1	1
Trata AI	$47K	$31K	1	1
Serve Robotics ROBOTICS	$46K	$46K	6	16
Flow AI	$46K	$46K	1	3
Model ML AI	$43K	$35K	1	1
Sandbox VR AI	$35K	$35K	9	13
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	$113k–$140k	9
Serve Robotics	$46k–$46k	15
Sandbox VR	$31k–$31k	7

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