Engineering Manager compensation
Engineering Manager Salary at AI Startups (2026)
The median Engineering Manager salary at AI startups is $239,000, based on 243 disclosed job postings ($110,000–$500,000 range). Updated October 2026. These are aggregate figures only; we never publish an individual company's offer.
$110,000Minimum
$239,000Median
$500,000Maximum
Sample size: based on 243 disclosed salaries.
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Median Engineering Manager salary by funding stage
| Funding stage | Median salary | Sample size |
|---|---|---|
| Series A | $250,000 | 13 |
| Series E | $243,000 | 41 |
| Series B | $240,000 | 23 |
| Series G+ | $239,200 | 54 |
| Series D | $239,000 | 47 |
| Series F | $237,500 | 17 |
| Series C | $230,000 | 31 |
| Growth | $219,500 | 5 |
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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 243 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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