Compensation data for frontier tech

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

24,380 paid roles

1,656 hiring companies

16 positions tracked

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Position

Software

Median compensation across the 5 frontier tech industries

VC

$250k

11 jobs · 5 companies

AI

$215k

2,202 jobs · 594 companies

FRONTIER

$198k

970 jobs · 217 companies

ROBOTICS

$190k

127 jobs · 35 companies

DEFENSE

$193k

873 jobs · 32 companies

SPACE

$174k

962 jobs · 71 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	Sales & Marketing	Business & Finance	Aerospace Engineering	Operations	Research	Design	Mechanical	Security	Technician	Electrical	Total
Soff AI	—	$130k 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Sola AI	$225k 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Stardex AI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Strada AI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Stream Security FRONTIER	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Substrate AI	—	—	—	$163k 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Swan FRONTIER	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Taktile AI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Tavus AI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Terra API FRONTIER	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Terrakotta AI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Terranox AI SPACE	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Theorem AI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Tilt (f.k.a. Delphia) AI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Topkey FRONTIER	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Torus AI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Trayd FRONTIER	—	—	$93k 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
TrueBiz FRONTIER	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Usul DEFENSE	$200k 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Vahan AI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Variant VC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
VectorShift AI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Vela FRONTIER	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Veritus AI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Vitalize AI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4

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