SWE by industry
Typical total comp for software engineers, one band per industry. Same scale.
AI labs leads at $506k typical.
10–9025–75median- AI labs$506k
$375k–$638k mid · 6 seats
- Consumer$385k
$326k–$389k mid · 7 seats
- Fintech$307k
$300k–$328k mid · 5 seats
- Silicon$295k
$252k–$337k mid · 2 seats
- Marketplace$293k
$276k–$314k mid · 4 seats
- Robotics$290k
$250k–$320k mid · 9 seats
- EV$287k
$280k–$293k mid · 2 seats
- Big tech$280k
$226k–$312k mid · 5 seats
- SaaS$274k
$250k–$295k mid · 8 seats
- Security$267k
$259k–$274k mid · 2 seats
- Crypto$245k
$220k–$283k mid · 6 seats
- Deep tech$240k
$205k–$262k mid · 6 seats
Seats on this cut
Same scale. Public composites plus work-email ticks when they land. Method