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Software Engineer in Austin Salary at AI Startups
Base pay from 28 open roles at 9 AI companies that list a salary range. Annual USD.
25th percentile
$167K
Median
$187K
75th percentile
$201K
Percentiles use the midpoint of each posted range. Lowest posted $80K, highest $348K.
Pay by role
| Role | Company | Salary range |
|---|---|---|
| Staff Software Engineer, User TargetingAustin | Braze | $204K–$348K |
| Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public SectorAustin, TX; Colorado Springs, CO; Honolulu, HI; Omaha, NE; St. Louis, MO; Washington, DC | Scale AI | $184K–$293K |
| Embedded Software Engineer, Implant Embedded SystemsAustin, Texas, United States; South San Francisco, California, United States | Neuralink | $119K–$281K |
| Software Engineer, BCI ApplicationsAustin, Texas, United States; South San Francisco, California, United States | Neuralink | $128K–$281K |
| Software Engineer - HILAustin, Texas, United States; South San Francisco, California, United States | Neuralink | $151K–$281K |
| Software Engineer, Implant ManufacturingAustin, Texas, United States | Neuralink | $113K–$281K |
| Software Engineer - SimulationAustin, Texas, United States; South San Francisco, California, United States | Neuralink | $151K–$281K |
| Senior Mission Software Engineer, Public SectorAustin, TX; Colorado Springs, CO; Honolulu, HI; Omaha, NE; St. Louis, MO; Washington, DC | Scale AI | $223K–$279K |
| Software Engineer (Mid-Level, Senior or Staff), Infrastructure SecurityAustin; New York City; United States | MongoDB | $127K–$249K |
| Senior Software Engineer, Identity & Access Management (FedRamp)Austin; Boston; Chicago; New York City; Palo Alto; Philadelphia; San Francisco | MongoDB | $126K–$248K |
| Senior Software Engineer, Query OptimizationAustin; New York City; United States | MongoDB | $126K–$248K |
| Staff R&D Software Engineer, Fivetran AIUSA - Austin (dbt) | Fivetran | $184K–$230K |
| Software Engineer, CI/CDAustin, Texas, United States; South San Francisco, California, United States | Neuralink | $123K–$216K |
| Software Engineer, Pathology and Digital Imaging Austin, Texas, United States | Neuralink | $135K–$216K |
| Software Engineer, Robot ManufacturingAustin, Texas, United States; South San Francisco, California, United States | Neuralink | $135K–$216K |
| Senior Software Engineer II, Managed DatabasesAustin | DigitalOcean | $167K–$209K |
| Senior Software Engineer II, Network DatapathAustin | DigitalOcean | $167K–$209K |
| Senior Software Engineer II, Network ProductsAustin | DigitalOcean | $167K–$209K |
| Staff Software Engineer, Financial PlatformAustin, TX - Remote; Burlingame, CA - Hybrid; Chicago, IL - Remote; Denver, CO - Hybrid; Los Angeles, CA - Remote; Miami, FL - Remote; New York, NY - Hybrid; San Francisco, CA - Hybrid; Seattle, WA - Remote | Gusto | $163K–$204K |
| Software Engineer, ImplantAustin, Texas, United States; South San Francisco, California, United States | Neuralink | $119K–$200K |
| Software Engineer, RoboticsAustin, Texas, United States; South San Francisco, California, United States | Neuralink | $119K–$200K |
| Senior R&D Software Engineer, Fivetran AIUSA - Austin (dbt) | Fivetran | $164K–$197K |
| Staff Software Engineer - Full StackAustin, Texas, United States | Ontic | $170K–$190K |
| Software Engineer, Medical ImagingAustin, Texas, United States | Neuralink | $113K–$188K |
| Senior Software Engineer I, Network Products + LBaaSAustin | DigitalOcean | $139K–$174K |
| Senior Software Engineer - Full StackAustin, Texas, United States | Ontic | $140K–$160K |
| Salesforce Software EngineerAustin, TX | Natera | $106K–$132K |
| Associate Software Engineer - Full StackAustin, Texas, United States | Ontic | $80K–$100K |
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