Solutions Engineer compensation
Solutions Engineer Salary at AI Startups (2026)
The median Solutions Engineer salary at AI startups is $180,000, based on 322 disclosed job postings ($42,500–$390,000 range). Updated September 2026. These are aggregate figures only; we never publish an individual company's offer.
$42,500Minimum
$180,000Median
$390,000Maximum
Sample size: based on 322 disclosed salaries.
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Median Solutions Engineer salary by funding stage
| Funding stage | Median salary | Sample size |
|---|---|---|
| Private Equity | $246,000 | 7 |
| Series F | $197,500 | 9 |
| Debt | $195,000 | 10 |
| Series C | $185,000 | 34 |
| Series B | $185,000 | 32 |
| Series G+ | $180,000 | 117 |
| Series E | $170,000 | 45 |
| Series D | $166,788 | 37 |
| Series A | $160,000 | 25 |
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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 322 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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