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Hayden AI Salary

Hayden AI Salary

Hayden AI pays a median of $225K ($204K–$245K) across 14 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $204K–$245K salary range

Median: $225K  ·  Based on 14 public Hayden AI job postings  ·  Updated September 8, 2026


This Hayden AI salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Hayden AI · pay benchmark · updated September 8, 2026
$225K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$204K–$245K
Typical range
$310K view JD
Highest base · Engineering Manager, State Estimation
14
Open roles
~7 yrs
Typical exp.
+1
5 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 79% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Senior
$210K (5)
Staff
$246K (5)
Salary by department · median & top base
research & development
$225K · $310K top (12)
Highest-paying skills
Machine Learning $231KComputer Vision $225KPython $206K

Highest-paying open roles at Hayden AI

Hayden AI salary by department

  • research & development: $225K median · $310K top base — Engineering Manager, State Estimation (view JD) (12 roles)

Hayden AI salary by seniority

  • Senior: $210K median · $261K top base — Senior Software Engineer (view JD) (5)
  • Staff: $246K median · $300K top base — Staff Deep Learning Engineer (view JD) (5)

Hayden AI salary by location

  • San Francisco: $225K median · $310K top base — Engineering Manager, State Estimation (view JD) (14 roles)

Remote work at Hayden AI

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

What Hayden AI looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (6) · Go (2) · MLOps (2) · Experiment Tracking (2) · AWS (2) · Procurement (1) · Logistics (1) · Vendor Management (1) · Scheduling (1) · CI/CD (1).

About Hayden AI

Hayden AI is Series C stage · 101–250 employees · founded 2019 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Hayden AI

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 9 that do, Bachelor's and PhD and Master's are most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 79% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Hayden AI total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 79% of roles list a bonus. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Hayden AI hiring activity

Hayden AI has 14 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 14 public job postings with disclosed pay. 1 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (5 in the last 90).

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Striveworks$208K↓ -8%Series B
Swayable$163K↓ -28%Seed
Dataiku$155K↓ -31%Series F
Databricks$216K↓ -4%Series J
Snowflake$213K↓ -5%Public
Palantir$155K↓ -31%Public

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Common questions

What does Hayden AI pay?
The median pay is $225K, with a typical range of $204K–$245K, based on 14 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Hayden AI?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Engineering Manager, State Estimation, at $240K–$310K base.

Which team pays the most at Hayden AI?
The research & development team, at a $225K 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

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 14 public Hayden AI 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 September 8, 2026.

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