Does Cognition pay more than Cursor for Staff Engineer?
Yes — Cursor leads on typical Staff Engineer by $500k.
Devin vs the editor. 2026-hot agent seats.
Labs desk · Frontier seats. Small n, said so.
cashtypicalupsidemarket- Staff Engineer−$500k
- Software Engineer−$470k
Also asked
What is typical Staff Engineer at Cognition vs Cursor?
Cognition $520k typical. Cursor $1.02M. Base is listed separate from OTE or TC.
Who pays more cash, Cognition or Cursor?
Cursor pays more cash on the same seat.
Which book is more verified?
Work-email ticks are even on this seat.
Same scale. Tick is typical. Method