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public tech companies pay a median of $175K across all roles in 2026, based on 15,050 active job postings. Salary range: $130K–$227K.
$175K median · $130K–$227K range · 15,050 active postings analyzed
| Role | Median |
|---|---|
| IT | $310K |
| Principal AI/ML | $269K |
| Design | $262K |
| Principal Legal | $250K |
| Mid DevOps | $248K |
| Staff Security | $247K |
| Legal | $240K |
| Staff Engineering | $235K |
| Stage | Median | |
|---|---|---|
| Seed | $196K | ████████████████ |
| Series A | $160K | █████████████ |
| Series B | $180K | ██████████████ |
| Series C | $194K | ███████████████ |
| Series D+ | $200K | ████████████████ |
| Public | $175K ◀ | ██████████████ |
Public companies offer RSU grants. Equity is expressed in dollar value, not percentage. Refreshes are annual.
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The median salary at public tech companies is $175K in 2026, based on 15,050 active job postings analyzed by Recruiting from Scratch.
Public companies offer RSU grants. Equity is expressed in dollar value, not percentage. Refreshes are annual.
Among all stages, Public companies pay a median of $175K. See the comparison table above for how this compares to Series D+ and later stage companies.
Salary data is drawn from 15,050 active job postings at public tech companies 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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