Absurd Salary

💰 $128K–$193K salary range

Median: $165K  ·  Based on 15 public Absurd job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 2026

This Absurd salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary only (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Highest-paying open roles at Absurd

• Art Director — $185K–$225K · Game Development
• Principal Rendering Engineer — $170K–$230K · Game Development
• Lead Software Engineer, Systems and Tools — $185K–$200K · Game Development
• Lead Engineer, Game AI — $170K–$210K · Game Development
• Lead Character Artist — $150K–$185K · Game Development
• Principal/Lead VFX Artist (Real-time) — $150K–$180K · Game Development

Absurd salary by department

• Game Development: $180K median (11 roles)

Remote work at Absurd

0% of Absurd's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Absurd looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (3) · AWS (1) · Azure (1) · Go (1) · PyTorch (1) · TensorFlow (1).

Benefits & perks at Absurd

Commonly listed: dental (15) · vision (15) · 401k (15) · life-ins (15) · parental (15) · pto (3).

About Absurd

Absurd is Pre-Seed stage · 1–10 employees · founded 2025 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Absurd

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 8+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 1 that do, Bachelor's is most common.

Base salary vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are base salary only. Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 100% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Absurd hiring activity

Absurd has 15 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 15 public job postings with disclosed pay.

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Common questions

What does Absurd pay?
The median base salary is $165K, with a typical range of $128K–$193K, based on 15 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Absurd?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Art Director, at $185K–$225K base.

Which team pays the most at Absurd?
The Game Development team, at a $180K median.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

USD base salary aggregated from 15 public Absurd job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed June 10, 2026.

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