Engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer salary
Typical Forward Deployed Engineer across 5 published seats is $280,000. Customer-embedded builder. Palantir-style. Cash plus delivery bonus.
- Seats
- 5
- Median TC
- $280k
cashtypicalupsidemarket$104k–$1.34M
CompanyRangeBaseTC
OpenAI$13B ARR · +80% · still the default AI seat$510k TC$230k base
Scale AI
5 of 9 work-email confirmedData + gov AI · +35% · FDE-heavy$340k TC$180k base
5 of 9 work-email confirmedData + gov AI · +35% · FDE-heavy$340k TC$180k basePalantirPLTR +92% 1y · AIP deals converting$280k TC$160k base
AndurilDefense · +70% · hardware-software IC$250k TC$160k base
You can be hereRecsponsorsShield AI4 of 7 work-email confirmedHivemind · defense autonomy · 2025 raise$250k TC$160k base
4 of 7 work-email confirmedHivemind · defense autonomy · 2025 raise$250k TC$160k base