Solutions Engineer compensation
Solutions Engineer Salary at AI Startups (2026)
The median Solutions Engineer salary at AI startups is $180,000, based on 387 disclosed job postings ($34,026–$743,000 range). Updated October 2026. These are aggregate figures only; we never publish an individual company's offer.
$34,026Minimum
$180,000Median
$743,000Maximum
Sample size: based on 387 disclosed salaries.
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Median Solutions Engineer salary by funding stage
| Funding stage | Median salary | Sample size |
|---|---|---|
| Private Equity | $192,600 | 15 |
| Debt | $192,500 | 12 |
| Series B | $187,500 | 39 |
| Series F | $187,500 | 23 |
| Series E | $183,409 | 65 |
| Series G+ | $180,000 | 125 |
| Series A | $173,038 | 30 |
| Series C | $171,250 | 32 |
| Series D | $168,394 | 30 |
| Growth | $160,000 | 11 |
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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 387 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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