Engineering Manager compensation
Engineering Manager Salary at AI Startups (2026)
The Engineering Manager salary range at AI startups runs from $65,000 to $500,000, with a median of $231,750 — based on 176 disclosed salaries from postings on Fast AI Jobs. These are aggregate figures only; we never publish an individual company's offer.
$65,000Minimum
$231,750Median
$500,000Maximum
Sample size: based on 176 disclosed salaries.
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Median Engineering Manager salary by funding stage
| Funding stage | Median salary | Sample size |
|---|---|---|
| Debt | $262,500 | 7 |
| Series A | $240,000 | 14 |
| Series D | $240,000 | 28 |
| Series G+ | $228,600 | 57 |
| Series C | $225,000 | 31 |
| Series B | $225,000 | 17 |
| Series E | $171,200 | 10 |
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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 176 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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