What is the average salary for Founding Engineer jobs?

Based on 4 jobs with salary data, the average salary for Founding Engineer roles ranges from $153.8–245K per year.

How do Founding Engineer salaries compare to the market?

Founding Engineer roles pay 18% above the average salary of $136.6–200.6K for all jobs listed on LumiJobs. The median salary on LumiJobs is $132.3–193.4K.

How are Founding Engineer salaries calculated?

Salary figures are based on published job postings with salary data, normalized to annual USD equivalents. Statistical outliers are removed using interquartile range (IQR) filtering to ensure accuracy. Only positions with at least 5 data points are included.

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Founding Engineer salaries

Founding Engineer roles pay $153.8–245K per year on average, based on 4 jobs. Founding Engineer pay 18% above the average salary of $136.6–200.6K for jobs listed on LumiJobs.

Average salary range

$153.8–245K

Based on 4 jobs · 18% more than the average salary on LumiJobs

25th percentile

$120K

Average

$199.4K

75th percentile

$300K

Founding EngineerAverage salary on LumiJobs

$120K$300K

Founding Engineer salaries by seniority

Seniority	Avg. salary	Jobs	vs Avg. on LumiJobs
Senior	$165–260K	3	+19%

Founding Engineer salaries by location

Average Founding Engineer salaries across 3 locations.

California

Avg. $153.8–245K · 4 jobs

San Francisco, CA

Avg. $153.8–245K · 4 jobs

United States

Avg. $153.8–245K · 4 jobs

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All salary figures are normalized to USD annual equivalents. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.