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Growth-stage startups pay a median of $200K across all roles in 2026, based on 24,586 active job postings. Salary range: $154K–$250K.
$200K median · $154K–$250K range · 24,586 active postings analyzed
| Role | Median |
|---|---|
| Staff AI/ML | $370K |
| Data | $325K |
| Mid AI/ML | $279K |
| Security | $272K |
| Staff Legal | $270K |
| Engineering | $269K |
| Product | $265K |
| Principal Product | $260K |
| Stage | Median | |
|---|---|---|
| Seed | $196K | ████████████████ |
| Series A | $160K | █████████████ |
| Series B | $180K | ██████████████ |
| Series C | $194K | ███████████████ |
| Series D+ | $200K ◀ | ████████████████ |
| Public | $175K | ██████████████ |
Growth-stage companies offer 0.01–0.05% for IC roles, mostly RSUs. Higher cash comp offsets lower equity.
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The median salary at Growth-stage startups is $200K in 2026, based on 24,586 active job postings analyzed by Recruiting from Scratch.
Growth-stage companies offer 0.01–0.05% for IC roles, mostly RSUs. Higher cash comp offsets lower equity.
Among all stages, Series D+ companies pay a median of $200K. See the comparison table above for how this compares to Series C and Public stage companies.
Salary data is drawn from 24,586 active job postings at Growth-stage startups tracked by Recruiting from Scratch. Figures represent the median of posted salary maximums (annual USD only). Data updated regularly from our ATS sync pipeline.
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