People / HR compensation
People / HR Salary at AI Startups (2026)
The median People / HR salary at AI startups is $154,000, based on 58 disclosed job postings ($44,500–$325,000 range). Updated September 2026. These are aggregate figures only; we never publish an individual company's offer.
$44,500Minimum
$154,000Median
$325,000Maximum
Sample size: based on 58 disclosed salaries.
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Median People / HR salary by funding stage
| Funding stage | Median salary | Sample size |
|---|---|---|
| Series C | $157,500 | 14 |
| Series F | $155,000 | 5 |
| Series B | $150,000 | 11 |
| Series D | $137,925 | 12 |
| Series A | $89,440 | 5 |
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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 58 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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