Recruiter / Talent compensation
Recruiter / Talent Salary at AI Startups (2026)
The median Recruiter / Talent salary at AI startups is $148,000, based on 250 disclosed job postings ($30,816–$450,000 range). Updated September 2026. These are aggregate figures only; we never publish an individual company's offer.
$30,816Minimum
$148,000Median
$450,000Maximum
Sample size: based on 250 disclosed salaries.
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Median Recruiter / Talent salary by funding stage
| Funding stage | Median salary | Sample size |
|---|---|---|
| Series C | $162,500 | 42 |
| Series D | $156,250 | 36 |
| Series F | $155,000 | 5 |
| Series B | $150,000 | 48 |
| Series E | $147,500 | 8 |
| Series G+ | $144,500 | 52 |
| Debt | $135,200 | 12 |
| Series A | $135,000 | 34 |
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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 250 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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