Hardware / Electrical / Mechanical Engineer compensation
Hardware / Electrical / Mechanical Engineer Salary at AI Startups (2026)
The Hardware / Electrical / Mechanical Engineer salary range at AI startups runs from $38,999 to $325,000, with a median of $140,000 — based on 277 disclosed salaries from postings on Fast AI Jobs. These are aggregate figures only; we never publish an individual company's offer.
$38,999Minimum
$140,000Median
$325,000Maximum
Sample size: based on 277 disclosed salaries.
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Median Hardware / Electrical / Mechanical Engineer salary by funding stage
| Funding stage | Median salary | Sample size |
|---|---|---|
| Series B | $204,750 | 14 |
| Series C | $180,000 | 38 |
| Series D | $178,750 | 50 |
| Debt | $147,500 | 20 |
| Series A | $135,904 | 46 |
| Series G+ | $129,000 | 97 |
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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 277 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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