Executive Leadership compensation
Executive Leadership Salary at AI Startups (2026)
The median Executive Leadership salary at AI startups is $249,800, based on 147 disclosed job postings ($37,500–$450,000 range). Updated July 2026. These are aggregate figures only; we never publish an individual company's offer.
$37,500Minimum
$249,800Median
$450,000Maximum
Sample size: based on 147 disclosed salaries.
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Median Executive Leadership salary by funding stage
| Funding stage | Median salary | Sample size |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | $307,500 | 5 |
| Series D | $271,250 | 26 |
| Series G+ | $253,500 | 28 |
| Series E | $246,500 | 6 |
| Series C | $238,750 | 26 |
| Series A | $204,500 | 14 |
| Series B | $200,000 | 30 |
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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 147 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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