FDE JOBS DATA · Q4 2026
Most salary guides are estimates. This report is computed directly from the 419 live FDE postings on our index — aggregated from company career pages hourly — of which 106 (25%) publicly disclose a salary range. Figures below use the midpoint of each advertised USD range.
Dataset date: 2026-10-19. Free to cite with a link to this page.
Advertised base-range midpoints across 106 USD postings. Total compensation at equity-heavy companies runs substantially higher — see the salary guide.
| Company | Postings w/ pay | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
 Palantir | 53 | $140K | $120K – $168K |
 OpenAI | 42 | $253K | $238K – $356K |
 Intercom | 5 | $214K | $180K – $266K |
 Ramp | 4 | $306K | $260K – $352K |
 Baseten | 2 | $274K | $248K – $300K |
| Level | Postings w/ pay | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry | 10 | $140K | $140K – $140K |
| Mid | 84 | $168K | $120K – $356K |
| Senior | 1 | $214K | $214K – $214K |
| Lead | 10 | $306K | $211K – $344K |
Data covers every active posting on FDE Jobs as of the dataset date. Postings are ingested directly from company careers feeds (Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby) hourly, matched against 6+ FDE title patterns, and deduplicated. Salary figures use only postings with an advertised USD range; each posting contributes its range midpoint. Advertised bases understate total compensation at equity-heavy companies.
Cite freely with a link (CC BY 4.0). The full dataset is available machine-readable at /salaries/report/data.json. For the evergreen level-by-level guide, see the FDE Salary Guide.
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