Across 373 live US postings for forward deployed engineers with a listed USD salary, measured November 2026, the median offer is $180,000–$250,208 a year. This is the tracked catalog, not the whole labor market.
Measured November 2026 · n=373 US postings with salary
Forward deployed engineer salary: $180,000–$250,208 a year, measured from live postings.
Every number below comes from 792 tracked live postings whose title matches "forward deployed engineer". No surveys, no self-reports. Listed salaries only, in US dollars.
- The median forward deployed engineer posting offers $180,000–$250,208 a year (n=373).
- 35.9% of the 792 live postings matching "forward deployed engineer" are remote.
- Builds AI forward deployed engineers list $185,000–$261,500, vs $135,000–$200,000 at Little AI.
Median salary by seniority (USD / year)
Seniority as tagged on the posting. Both salary bounds required.
| Segment | US postings with salary | Median min–max / year |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | 0 | not enough data |
| Junior | 16 | $135,000–$145,000 |
| Mid-level | 88 | $143,700–$213,050 |
| Senior | 182 | $182,000–$250,208 |
| Lead | 34 | $200,050–$298,110 |
Remote vs on-site (USD / year)
| Segment | US postings with salary | Median min–max / year |
|---|---|---|
| Remote | 120 | $180,000–$251,254 |
| On-site / hybrid | 253 | $179,500–$250,208 |
Companies hiring forward deployed engineers
Method
US-dollar postings whose title contains "forward deployed engineer", with both salary bounds listed. This page exists because 373 such postings clear the 50-posting floor Level requires before publishing a dedicated salary page. Below that, the median moves too much between ingestion cycles to be a citable number.
Sample: postings at tech companies tracked by Level. Not the whole labor market. Do not cite as a national average.
Refreshed automatically; this edition is measured November 2026. Small-n slices move a lot. Read the n column first.
Forward deployed engineer salary questions, answered from the data
How many forward deployed engineers jobs are remote?
35.9% of the 373 live postings are marked remote by the employer, measured November 2026.
Does the AI level of the job change the pay?
In this sample, 186 postings build AI and 158 involve little AI. See the level breakdown below for the median at each level. Measured November 2026.