Recruiter / Talent compensation
Recruiter / Talent Salary at AI Startups (2026)
The median Recruiter / Talent salary at AI startups is $140,400, based on 319 disclosed job postings ($38,500–$450,000 range). Updated October 2026. These are aggregate figures only; we never publish an individual company's offer.
$38,500Minimum
$140,400Median
$450,000Maximum
Sample size: based on 319 disclosed salaries.
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Median Recruiter / Talent salary by funding stage
| Funding stage | Median salary | Sample size |
|---|---|---|
| Seed | $175,000 | 9 |
| Series D | $155,500 | 40 |
| Series F | $155,500 | 18 |
| Series B | $150,000 | 50 |
| Series C | $150,000 | 47 |
| Series G+ | $147,000 | 57 |
| Series A | $133,750 | 36 |
| Private Equity | $130,000 | 10 |
| Growth | $120,000 | 15 |
| Series E | $112,500 | 30 |
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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 319 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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