Posted salary ranges · updated 2026-09-28
Forward Deployed Engineer salary at AI companies, 2026
117 open Forward Deployed Engineer roles at 5 AI companies publish a base-salary range. The median posted range is $182k to $250k; the 90th percentile of posted maximums is $300k. From the companies' own postings, refreshed every 6 hours.
By company
The companies posting this role most often first.
| Company | Roles | Median low | Median high | Median midpoint | 90th pct high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Databricks | 59 | $182k | $250k | $216k | $250k |
| OpenAI | 9 | $185k | $300k | $242k | $300k |
| Nebius | 4 | $180k | $224k | $202k | $224k |
| Glean | 3 | $160k | $270k | $215k | $270k |
| Baseten | 2 | $182k | $365k | $274k | $400k |
By level
| Level | Roles | Median low | Median high | Median midpoint | 90th pct high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New grad | 2 | $165k | $295k | $230k | $400k |
| Staff+ | 3 | $192k | $256k | $224k | $400k |
| Senior | 79 | $182k | $250k | $216k | $300k |
| Unspecified | 33 | $160k | $270k | $215k | $320k |
By region
| Region | Roles | Median low | Median high | Median midpoint | 90th pct high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remote | 31 | $182k | $250k | $216k | $320k |
| US | 86 | $182k | $250k | $216k | $300k |
Highest posted Forward Deployed Engineer ranges
One row per company.
| Company | Role | Range | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseten | Forward Deployed Engineer (Training) | $200k to $400k | San Francisco; New York |
| Anthropic | Forward Deployed Engineer | $280k to $320k | New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA; Se |
| Normal Computing | Forward Deployed Engineer | $200k to $400k | New York City; Silicon Valley |
Titles are normalised (seniority words and team suffixes removed) so postings for the same role group together. All functions and companies. Open roles: Forward Deployed Engineer jobs at AI companies.
New engineering roles at AI companies, every Monday. The week's openings in this function across 286 companies, plus the weekly index. Free.