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Growth-stage startups pay a median of $175K across all roles in 2026, based on 29,730 active job postings. Salary range: $135K–$221K.
$175K median · $135K–$221K range · 29,730 active postings analyzed
| Role | Median |
|---|---|
| Staff Sales | $275K |
| Staff AI/ML | $273K |
| Staff DevOps | $260K |
| Principal Finance | $258K |
| Staff Data | $256K |
| Principal Sales | $245K |
| Principal Engineering | $245K |
| Staff CustomerSuccess | $245K |
| Stage | Median | |
|---|---|---|
| Seed | $159K | █████████████ |
| Series A | $160K | █████████████ |
| Series B | $138K | ███████████ |
| Series C | $170K | ██████████████ |
| Series D+ | $175K ◀ | ██████████████ |
| Public | $140K | ███████████ |
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 $175K in 2026, based on 29,730 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 $175K. See the comparison table above for how this compares to Series C and Public stage companies.
Salary data is drawn from 29,730 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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