People / HR compensation
People / HR Salary at AI Startups (2026)
The median People / HR salary at AI startups is $140,000, based on 103 disclosed job postings ($48,880–$300,000 range). Updated October 2026. These are aggregate figures only; we never publish an individual company's offer.
$48,880Minimum
$140,000Median
$300,000Maximum
Sample size: based on 103 disclosed salaries.
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Median People / HR salary by funding stage
| Funding stage | Median salary | Sample size |
|---|---|---|
| Series B | $156,250 | 12 |
| Series D | $147,500 | 12 |
| Series C | $145,000 | 20 |
| Growth | $133,000 | 11 |
| Series E | $126,769 | 10 |
| Series G+ | $118,000 | 6 |
| Series A | $115,000 | 17 |
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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 103 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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