Executive Leadership compensation
Executive Leadership Salary at AI Startups (2026)
The median Executive Leadership salary at AI startups is $260,000, based on 87 disclosed job postings ($122,500–$550,000 range). Updated September 2026. These are aggregate figures only; we never publish an individual company's offer.
$122,500Minimum
$260,000Median
$550,000Maximum
Sample size: based on 87 disclosed salaries.
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Median Executive Leadership salary by funding stage
| Funding stage | Median salary | Sample size |
|---|---|---|
| Series D | $277,225 | 18 |
| Series A | $260,750 | 10 |
| Series G+ | $260,000 | 19 |
| Series C | $250,000 | 15 |
| Series B | $225,000 | 11 |
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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 87 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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