Compensation data for frontier tech

Real salaries from H1B filings, public bands, and community submissions across space, AI, robotics, and defense.

21,738 paid roles

1,678 hiring companies

16 positions tracked

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Position

Software

Median compensation across the 5 frontier tech industries

AI

$213k

2,102 jobs · 623 companies

VC

$208k

7 jobs · 5 companies

ROBOTICS

$193k

123 jobs · 40 companies

DEFENSE

$193k

795 jobs · 31 companies

FRONTIER

$192k

984 jobs · 211 companies

SPACE

$172k

887 jobs · 76 companies

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Median base salary (USD) by company × position

Annualized base from active job postings · jobs in chip below each cell

Company	Software	Business & Finance	Sales & Marketing	Aerospace Engineering	Operations	People & HR	Mechanical	Design	Research	Technician	Electrical	Security	Total
Abacus AI AI	—	$119k 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$91k 4	—	—	9
Agave AI	—	$165k 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
AKASA AI	$205k 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
Ankr Health AI	—	—	$70k 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
Arena AI	$250k 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
Autonomous Technologies Group AI	$210k 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
Bree FRONTIER	$123k 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
Cerebras FRONTIER	$217k 4	—	—	—	—	—	$210k 3	—	—	—	—	—	9
Chariot Defense DEFENSE	$155k 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
Clarion AI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
Cobalt Robotics SPACE	—	—	—	$73k 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
Collectly FRONTIER	—	$285k 4	$171k 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
Descript AI	—	—	$154k 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
Domino Data Lab AI	$260k 3	$300k 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
Domu Technology Inc. AI	$80k 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
Dynamo AI AI	$105k 3	$115k 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
Firstbase.io FRONTIER	—	$195k 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
Glimpse AI	$190k 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
hyperexponential AI	—	$290k 4	$150k 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
PlanetScale AI	$205k 6	—	$205k 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10
PostHog AI	$250k 3	—	$200k 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10
REVER AI	—	$43k 3	$43k 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10
Sphinx Defense DEFENSE	$164k 6	—	—	—	$150k 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10
Starburst AI	—	—	$240k 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10
Talos FRONTIER	$170k 3	—	$120k 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10

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