What they pay

Anthropic salaries

The pay Anthropic states on its open roles, as written in each posting and checked daily.

122 of 132 open roles state pay

Median base pay

$345Ka year

The median of Anthropic's 111 open roles that state pay in US dollars, as of October 2026. Each role counts at the middle of its range.

Middle half of roles: $288K–$403K
Posted ranges run from: $170K–$850K
A typical posted range: $305K–$385K

Median $345K

Middle half of postingsThe restEach bar counts postings by the middle of their posted range.

By role

Anthropic's median for each role with at least three postings stating pay, next to what startups pay for it.

MedianMiddle half10th to 90th percentile

Software Engineer$403K
Startups overall: $195K · Software Engineer salaries
$403K–$445K · 13 roles
Marketing Manager$320K
Startups overall: $150K · Marketing Manager salaries
$288K–$360K · 9 roles
Engineering Manager$445K
Startups overall: $239K · Engineering Manager salaries
$445K · 6 roles
Product Manager$345K
Startups overall: $190K · Product Manager salaries
$345K–$403K · 6 roles
Machine Learning Engineer$300K
Startups overall: $210K · Machine Learning Engineer salaries
$300K–$338K · 6 roles
AI Engineer$300K
Startups overall: $200K · AI Engineer salaries
$300K · 6 roles
Designer$345K
Startups overall: $154K · Designer salaries
$345K–$354K · 4 roles
Data Engineer$363K
Startups overall: $165K · Data Engineer salaries
$363K · 3 roles

Every open role with pay

Best-paid first, as each posting states it

Research Engineer
San Francisco, CA
$500K–$850K a year
Head of Strategic Startups
Remote (US)
$550K–$750K a year
Head of Payroll & Equity
San Francisco, CA
$570K–$610K a year
Engineering Manager
San Francisco, CA
$485K–$625K a year
Manager, Cybersecurity Sales Specialist
San Francisco, CA
$450K–$550K a year
Manager Account Executive
US
$450K–$550K a year
Lead, Security Controls Assurance
San Francisco, CA
$410K–$510K a year
Field Executive Architect
San Francisco, CA
$400K–$500K a year
Staff+ Software Engineer, Platform Safety
San Francisco, CA
$405K–$485K a year
Software Engineer
San Francisco, CA
$405K–$485K a year
Engineering Manager
Remote (US)
$405K–$485K a year
Staff+ Software Engineer
San Francisco, CA
$405K–$485K a year
Staff Software Engineer
San Francisco, CA
$405K–$485K a year
Engineering Manager
San Francisco, CA
$405K–$485K a year
Senior Engineering Manager
Remote (US)
$405K–$485K a year
Engineering Manager
Remote (US)
$405K–$485K a year
Product Manager, Technical, Product Support Experience
San Francisco, CA
$385K–$460K a year
Product Manager, Claude
San Francisco, CA
$385K–$460K a year
Litigation Counsel
San Francisco, CA
$385K–$460K a year
Research & Education Sales Lead
Remote (US)
$380K–$450K a year
Staff Software Engineer, VectorDB
New York, NY +2
$320K–$485K a year
Principal Engineer
Remote (US)
$320K–$485K a year
Principal Engineer
New York, NY
$320K–$485K a year
Principal Engineer, Capacity Compute
San Francisco, CA
$320K–$485K a year
Software Engineer
San Francisco, CA
$320K–$485K a year
Staff Software Engineer
Remote (US)
$320K–$485K a year
Staff + Sr. Software Engineer
Remote (US)
$320K–$485K a year
Staff Software Engineer
San Francisco, CA
$320K–$485K a year
Staff Software Engineer
San Francisco, CA
$320K–$485K a year
Staff Software Engineer
San Francisco, CA
$320K–$485K a year
Staff Software Engineer
Remote (US)
$320K–$485K a year
Staff Site Reliability Engineer
Remote (US)
$320K–$485K a year
Financial Data and Controls Lead
San Francisco, CA
$345K–$425K a year
Product Designer
San Francisco, CA
$305K–$460K a year
Manager, Product Program Management
San Francisco, CA
$365K a year
Engineering Manager
San Francisco, CA
$320K–$405K a year
Staff Software Engineer, Finance Engineering
San Francisco, CA
$320K–$405K a year
Security Engineer
San Francisco, CA +2
$320K–$405K a year
Technical Program Manager
Remote (US)
$290K–$435K a year
Data Engineer Billing Payments
San Francisco, CA
$320K–$405K a year
Data Engineer
San Francisco, CA
$320K–$405K a year
Data Center Engineer
San Francisco, CA
$320K–$405K a year
Capacity Deployment Lead
Remote (US)
$320K–$405K a year
Data Engineer
Remote (US)
$320K–$405K a year
Head of Policy Design
San Francisco, CA
$330K–$395K a year
Partner Marketing Lead
San Francisco, CA
$320K–$400K a year
Growth Marketing Lead
San Francisco, CA
$320K–$400K a year
Field Marketing Lead
San Francisco, CA
$320K–$400K a year
Commercial Counsel, Hardware
Remote (US)
$335K–$385K a year
IP Counsel, Transactions
Remote (US)
$335K–$385K a year
Regulatory Counsel
Remote (US)
$335K–$385K a year
Product Marketing Lead
San Francisco, CA
$320K–$400K a year
Applied AI Research Engineer
Remote (US)
$300K–$400K a year
Product Manager, Claude Marketplace
San Francisco, CA
$305K–$385K a year
Product Manager
San Francisco, CA
$305K–$385K a year
Product Designer
San Francisco, CA
$305K–$385K a year
Product Designer, Safeguards
San Francisco, CA
$305K–$385K a year
Product Designer
San Francisco, CA
$305K–$385K a year
Product Manager
San Francisco, CA
$305K–$385K a year
User Experience Researcher
Remote (US)
$305K–$385K a year
Product Manager
San Francisco, CA
$305K–$385K a year
IT Systems Engineer
Boston, MA +4
$325K–$360K a year
Head of Recruiting
San Francisco, CA
$295K–$375K a year
Head of Technical Training
San Francisco, CA
$310K–$360K a year
Strategic Business Development Lead
San Francisco, CA
$300K–$365K a year
Technical Program Manager
San Francisco, CA
$290K–$365K a year
Internal Communications Manager
San Francisco, CA
$295K–$345K a year
Product Marketing Manager
San Francisco, CA +1
$320K a year
Sales Development Manager
San Francisco, CA
$285K–$350K a year
Enforcement Operations Lead
Remote (US)
$285K–$330K a year
Applied AI Engineer
Remote (US)
$280K–$320K a year
Applied AI Engineer
Remote (US)
$280K–$320K a year
Applied AI Engineer
Washington, DC
$280K–$320K a year
Applied AI Engineer
Remote (US)
$280K–$320K a year
Research Counsel
Remote (US)
$265K–$335K a year
Corporate Counsel, M&A
San Francisco, CA
$265K–$335K a year
Business Systems Analyst
Remote (US)
$270K–$315K a year
Manager, Customer Success
Boston, MA
$265K–$320K a year
Business Systems Analyst
Remote (US)
$270K–$315K a year
Strategy Operations Lead
San Francisco, CA
$270K–$310K a year
GTM Strategy & Operations
San Francisco, CA
$270K–$310K a year
Brand Insights Lead
San Francisco, CA
$255K–$320K a year
Field Marketing Manager
San Francisco, CA
$255K–$320K a year
Customer Marketing Manager
Remote (US)
$255K–$320K a year
Partner Marketing Manager
San Francisco, CA
$255K–$320K a year
Solutions Marketing Manager
Remote (US)
$255K–$320K a year
Strategic Finance Lead
San Francisco, CA
$240K–$325K a year
Applied AI Demo Engineer
$240K–$315K a year
Commercial Operations Program Manager
Remote (US)
$235K–$300K a year
Strategic Projects Lead
San Francisco, CA
$235K–$300K a year
Audit Operations Lead
San Francisco, CA
$230K–$300K a year
Program Manager
San Francisco, CA
$230K–$300K a year
Policy Design Manager
San Francisco, CA +2
$245K–$285K a year
Director, SOX Compute
San Francisco, CA
$230K–$300K a year
Program Manager
San Francisco, CA
$245K–$285K a year
Senior Compliance Program Manager
Remote (US)
$255K–$270K a year
Partner Account Manager
Remote (US)
$215K–$300K a year
Channel Partner Manager
Washington, DC
$215K–$300K a year
Partner Manager
San Francisco, CA
$215K–$300K a year
Research Operations
San Francisco, CA
$210K–$260K a year

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