Chief of Staff compensation
Chief of Staff Salary at AI Startups (2026)
The median Chief of Staff salary at AI startups is $200,000, based on 18 disclosed job postings ($50,000–$400,000 range). Updated September 2026. These are aggregate figures only; we never publish an individual company's offer.
$50,000Minimum
$200,000Median
$400,000Maximum
Sample size: based on 18 disclosed salaries.
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Median Chief of Staff salary by funding stage
| Funding stage | Median salary | Sample size |
|---|---|---|
| Series A | $180,000 | 6 |
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How we calculate this
Roughly a quarter of AI-startup postings disclose pay. We extract the USD range from those that do, normalize each to a midpoint, and aggregate across distinct postings (deduplicated by posting ID). The minimum, median, and maximum above are based on 18 disclosed salaries. We publish aggregate ranges only, never a single company's salary, so the numbers stay representative rather than anecdotal.
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