Compensation data for frontier tech

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

24,528 paid roles

1,657 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

2,205 jobs · 595 companies

FRONTIER

$198k

973 jobs · 217 companies

ROBOTICS

$188k

129 jobs · 35 companies

DEFENSE

$193k

876 jobs · 32 companies

SPACE

$173k

961 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	Business & Finance	Aerospace Engineering	Sales & Marketing	Software	Operations	Design	Research	Electrical	Manufacturing	Mechanical	Total
a0.dev SPACE	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Abacum AI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Accend AI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Adaptional SPACE	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Adentris AI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Airgoods AI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Aktoria Robotics ROBOTICS	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Akute Health FRONTIER	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Allus AI ROBOTICS	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Alpha Vantage AI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Andy AI AI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Unsiloed AI AI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Vena Vitals FRONTIER	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Venn FRONTIER	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Ventura SPACE	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Vinci Games AI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Voiceops AI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Voltrac ROBOTICS	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Wisk Aero SPACE	$181k 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Y/n SPACE	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Yarn AI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Yummy Future ROBOTICS	$44k 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Zaymo AI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Zentail AI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
zudo.work AI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3

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