What they pay
cleara salaries
The pay cleara states on its open roles, as written in each posting and checked daily.
67 of 86 open roles state pay
Median base pay
$178Ka year
The median of cleara's 43 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
- $160K–$204K
- Posted ranges run from
- $55K–$330K
- A typical posted range
- $150K–$220K
Median $178K
- Under $100K: 3 postings
- $100K–$120K: 3 postings
- $120K–$140K: 2 postings
- $140K–$160K: 2 postings
- $160K–$180K: 13 postings
- $180K–$200K: 5 postings
- $200K–$220K: 8 postings
- $220K–$240K: 2 postings
- $240K–$260K: 3 postings
- $260K and up: 2 postings
By role
cleara's median for each role with at least three postings stating pay, next to what startups pay for it.
MedianMiddle half10th to 90th percentile
- Founding Engineer$200KStartups overall: $205K · Founding Engineer salaries$171K–$238K · 11 roles
- Product Engineer$193KStartups overall: $193K · Product Engineer salaries$160K–$225K · 4 roles
- Software Engineer$179KStartups overall: $195K · Software Engineer salaries$178K–$188K · 4 roles
- Data Engineer$130KStartups overall: $165K · Data Engineer salaries$115K–$153K · 4 roles
- Designer$190KStartups overall: $154K · Designer salaries$156K–$195K · 3 roles
- Machine Learning Engineer$178KStartups overall: $210K · Machine Learning Engineer salaries$171K–$178K · 3 roles
Every open role with pay
Best-paid first, as each posting states it
- $270K–$330K a year
Principal AI Architect
Remote (US) - $260K–$320K a year
VP of Sales
San Francisco, CA - $200K–$300K a year
Founding Engineer, Agents
San Francisco, CA - $200K–$300K a year
Founding Engineer, Environments and Data
San Francisco, CA - $200K–$300K a year
Founding DevOps Engineer
San Francisco, CA - $150K–$300K a year
Mid-Level Product Engineer
San Francisco, CA - $200K–$250K a year
Founding Product Engineer
San Francisco, CA - $180K–$250K a year
Founding Engineer
Remote (US) - $185K–$235K a year
Senior Robotics Software Engineer
San Francisco, CA - $180K–$240K a year
Platform Engineer, Biotech
San Francisco, CA - $160K–$250K a year
Staff Engineer, Agentic AI
San Francisco, CA - $180K–$225K a year
Head of Product Marketing
Remote (US) - $150K–$250K a year
Founding Engineer
San Francisco, CA - $150K–$250K a year
Founding Product Designer
San Francisco, CA - $180K–$220K a year
Operations Lead
New York, NY - $150K–$240K a year
Head of Marketing
San Francisco, CA - $160K–$220K a year
Founding Data Engineer
New York, NY - $160K–$220K a year
Founding Product Designer
Remote (US) - $165K–$210K a year
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Detroit, MI - $160K–$200K a year
Senior Android Software Engineer
San Francisco, CA - $130K–$225K a year
Lead Research Engineer
US - $130K–$225K a year
Full-Stack Software Engineer, Design
San Francisco, CA - $130K–$225K a year
Security Engineer
San Francisco, CA - $130K–$225K a year
Research Engineer
San Francisco, CA - $130K–$225K a year
Full-Stack Software Engineer
San Francisco, CA - $130K–$225K a year
Recruiter
San Francisco, CA - $130K–$215K a year
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA - $156K–$182K a year
Founding Engineer
Remote (US) - $150K–$180K a year
AI Engineer
San Francisco, CA - $120K–$200K a year
Founding Engineer
San Francisco, CA - $120K–$200K a year
Product Engineer
San Francisco, CA - $140K–$180K a year
Senior Integrations Engineer
Remote - $140K–$180K a year
Founding Product Engineer
San Francisco, CA - $130K–$170K a year
Test Engineer, R&D
San Francisco, CA - $120K–$160K a year
Senior Data Engineer
Remote - $85K–$160K a year
Founding Product Designer
Berlin, Germany - $100K–$140K a year
Senior Data Engineer
Remote - $90K–$120K a year
Executive Assistant
San Francisco, CA - $90K–$120K a year
Founder Associate
San Francisco, CA - $80K–$120K a year
Senior Data Engineer
Remote - $80K–$110K a year
Founders Associate Intern
San Francisco, CA - $80K–$100K a year
Founding Business Development Representative
San Francisco, CA - $55K–$80K a year
Technical Chief of Staff
Stockholm, Sweden - €80K–€110K a year
Software Engineer, Foundation
Berlin, Germany - €40K–€60K a year
Junior Operations Manager
Berlin, Germany - €70K–€110K a year
Forward Deployed Engineer
Berlin, Germany - €80K–€100K a year
GTM Engineer
Vienna, Austria - €150K–€250K a year
Head of Growth
Munich, Germany - €80K–€120K a year
Senior Fullstack Engineer
- €60K–€90K a year
Founding Engineer
Munich, Germany - €80K–€120K a year
Backend Engineer
Berlin, Germany - €60K–€120K a year
Founding Engineer
Munich, Germany - €80K–€120K a year
Product Engineer
Munich, Germany - €65K–€80K a year
Talent Acquisition Manager
Vienna, Austria - €65K–€100K a year
Senior Performance Marketer, Google Ads
Vienna, Austria - €80K–€150K a year
Lead Product Designer (m/w/d)
Vienna, Austria - €55K–€80K a year
Sales Development Representative
Munich, Germany - €60K–€70K a year
Founding Customer Success Manager
Berlin, Germany - €60K–€90K a year
Senior Product Engineer
Munich, Germany - €50K–€70K a year
Performance Marketing Manager
Berlin, Germany - €65K–€85K a year
Content Marketing Manager
Vienna, Austria - €60K–€90K a year
Senior Platform Engineer
Munich, Germany - €70K–€120K a year
Account Executive
Barcelona, Spain - €2,400 a month
Founders Associate Intern
Berlin, Germany - €75K–€120K a year
Marketing Lead
Berlin, Germany - €75K–€85K a year
Founding Sales Development Representative
Berlin, Germany - €70K–€110K a year
Backend Engineer
Berlin, Germany
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cleara salaries: frequently asked questions
How much does cleara pay?
As of October 2026, the median base pay on cleara's open roles is $178K a year, across the 43 that state it in US dollars. The middle half pay between $160K and $204K, and the posted ranges run from $55K to $330K.
How much does cleara pay founding engineers?
The median across cleara's 11 open founding engineer roles that state pay is $200K a year, against $205K across startups.
Does cleara post salary ranges?
On 67 of its 86 open roles (78%), as of October 2026. Each one's range is listed on this page as cleara states it.