What they pay

Shield AI salaries

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

129 of 218 open roles state pay

Median base pay

$210Ka year

The median of Shield AI's 129 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: $165K–$249K
Posted ranges run from: $74K–$430K
A typical posted range: $165K–$250K

Median $210K

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

By role

Shield AI'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$235K
Startups overall: $195K · Software Engineer salaries
$205K–$250K · 5 roles
Designer$144K
Startups overall: $154K · Designer salaries
$122K–$217K · 3 roles

Every open role with pay

Best-paid first, as each posting states it

Senior Manager Engineering
San Mateo, CA
$290K–$430K a year
Capture Manager
Remote (US)
$280K–$420K a year
Capture Manager
Washington, DC
$280K–$420K a year
Simulation Specialist
Washington, DC
$270K–$410K a year
Director, Avionics Mechanical Engineering
Seattle, WA
$265K–$398K a year
Senior Principal Engineer
San Diego, CA
$260K–$390K a year
Head of Aircraft Quality
Seattle, WA
$260K–$390K a year
Director, Mechanical Systems
Seattle, WA
$265K–$370K a year
Staff Engineer, Hivemind Reasoning
San Mateo, CA
$240K–$360K a year
Principal Thermal Engineer
San Diego, CA
$250K–$350K a year
Manager of Engineering
Washington, DC
$236.2K–$354.2K a year
Chief Engineer
San Diego, CA
$250K–$340K a year
Strategic Capture Manager
Washington, DC
$230K–$350K a year
Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Integration Lead
San Diego, CA
$230K–$350K a year
Head of Product Design
San Mateo, CA
$230K–$350K a year
Principal Technical Program Manager
Seattle, WA
$220K–$350K a year
Head of Aircraft Production
Seattle, WA
$230K–$340K a year
Director IT Infrastructure Services
US
$220K–$340K a year
Principal Engineer, Edge Applications
San Diego, CA
$220K–$330K a year
Electric Power System Lead
Seattle, WA
$216K–$325K a year
Director IT Project Management
Remote (US)
$210K–$320K a year
Senior Staff Engineer
Seattle, WA
$210K–$320K a year
Senior Staff Electrical Engineer
Seattle, WA
$210K–$320K a year
Director, Ops Analysis
Washington, DC
$210K–$320K a year
Senior Staff Engineer, Supply Chain
Seattle, WA
$210K–$310K a year
Senior Staff Engineer Flight Control
Seattle, WA
$200K–$310K a year
Senior Staff Engineer
Seattle, WA
$200K–$310K a year
Manager, Environmental Control Systems
Seattle, WA
$200K–$300K a year
Safety-Critical Software Engineer
San Diego, CA
$200K–$300K a year
Staff Engineer
San Diego, CA
$200K–$300K a year
Staff Engineer, State Estimation
Remote (US)
$200K–$300K a year
Staff Software Engineer
San Diego, CA
$200K–$300K a year
Senior Director, Deal Strategy Execution
Washington, DC
$199K–$299K a year
Director, DoN Growth Campaign Leader
Dallas, TX +1
$190K–$290K a year
Director, USAF Growth Campaign Leader
Dallas, TX +1
$190K–$290K a year
Network Architect
Seattle, WA
$190K–$290K a year
Director International Growth
Washington, DC
$190K–$290K a year
Staff Technical Program Manager
Seattle, WA
$191.2K–$287K a year
Software Engineering Manager
Seattle, WA
$169K–$300K a year
Staff Engineer, Electromechanical Motor Design
Seattle, WA
$187K–$281K a year
Staff Engineer, Electromechanical Battery Pack Design
Seattle, WA
$187K–$281K a year
Staff Engineer, Electromechanical Power Electronics
Seattle, WA
$187K–$281K a year
Senior Engineer
San Diego, CA
$165K–$300K a year
Technical Program Manager
San Diego, CA
$184.3K–$276.5K a year
Staff Avionics Engineer
Seattle, WA
$180K–$280K a year
Staff RF Engineer
Seattle, WA
$185K–$275K a year
Staff Electrical Engineer
Seattle, WA
$185K–$275K a year
Staff Engineer Power System
Seattle, WA
$180K–$280K a year
Senior Staff Engineer
Dallas, TX
$180.8K–$271.2K a year
Senior Staff Technical Program Manager
San Diego, CA
$180K–$270K a year
Sr. Manager Enterprise Data
Remote (US)
$180K–$270K a year
Staff Engineer, Fuel Systems
Seattle, WA
$175K–$263K a year
Staff Engineer, Propulsion
Seattle, WA
$175K–$263K a year
Territory Business Development Manager
San Diego, CA
$175K–$260K a year
Staff Engineer, Mass Properties
Seattle, WA
$170K–$260K a year
Senior Staff Engineer, Weapons Physical Integration
Seattle, WA
$170K–$260K a year
Staff Engineer, Aerostructures Loads
Seattle, WA
$170K–$260K a year
Staff Engineer, Fuel Systems
Seattle, WA
$170K–$260K a year
Senior Staff Engineer, LRV Systems
San Diego, CA
$170K–$260K a year
Senior Staff Engineer, Avionics Systems
San Diego, CA
$170K–$260K a year
Senior Staff Engineer - Structures and Vibration
Dallas, TX
$170K–$260K a year
Senior Staff Aerostructures Engineer
San Diego, CA
$170K–$260K a year
Staff Engineer
Seattle, WA
$170K–$260K a year
Staff Engineer, Actuated Systems
Seattle, WA
$170K–$250K a year
Staff Engineer, Landing Gear Systems
Seattle, WA
$170K–$250K a year
Manager Infrastructure
San Mateo, CA
$160K–$250K a year
Assistant Product Owner
Washington, DC
$160K–$250K a year
Senior Lead, Enterprise Strategy and Operations
Dallas, TX
$160K–$250K a year
Capture Strategy Operations Sr Lead
Dallas, TX
$160K–$250K a year
Senior Software Engineer
San Diego, CA
$160K–$250K a year
Staff Engineer, Full-Stack
San Mateo, CA
$160K–$240K a year
Staff Data Engineer
Dallas, TX
$160K–$240K a year
Staff Engineer, Platform
San Mateo, CA
$160K–$240K a year
Manager Engineering
San Diego, CA
$160K–$240K a year
Staff Engineer, Advanced Manufacturing
Seattle, WA
$155K–$230K a year
Staff Engineer, Modelling and Simulation
San Diego, CA
$150K–$230K a year
Staff Infrastructure Engineer
San Mateo, CA
$150K–$230K a year
Senior Manager Supplier Quality
Seattle, WA
$150K–$230K a year
Staff Engineer
Washington, DC
$150K–$230K a year
Test Automation Engineer
San Diego, CA
$150K–$230K a year
Lead Mechanical Engineer
Seattle, WA
$150K–$230K a year
Staff Engineer, PCB Design
Dallas, TX
$150K–$230K a year
Staff Engineer, Fuel Systems
Washington, DC
$146K–$219K a year
Staff Engineer, Integration
San Diego, CA
$144.4K–$216.6K a year
Staff Engineer, System Test Network
Washington, DC
$144.4K–$216K a year
Senior Manager, Program Management
Dallas, TX
$140K–$220K a year
Senior Engineer, Full-Stack
San Mateo, CA
$130K–$230K a year
Staff Application Security Engineer
Remote (US)
$143K–$214K a year
Staff Systems Engineer
Seattle, WA
$144K–$210K a year
Staff Engineer, Mission Systems
Boston, MA
$144K–$210K a year
Senior Engineer, Propulsion Design
Seattle, WA
$140K–$210K a year
Thermal Engineer
Dallas, TX
$140K–$210K a year
Staff Engineer, Flight Test
Washington, DC
$140K–$210K a year
Lead, Enterprise Strategy and Operations
Dallas, TX
$140K–$200K a year
Senior Staff YouTube Producer
Dallas, TX
$140K–$200K a year
Senior Engineer
San Mateo, CA
$130K–$200K a year
Senior Engineer
San Mateo, CA
$130K–$200K a year
Senior Analyst, U.s. Market Intelligence
San Diego, CA
$130K–$190K a year
Senior Engineer Software
San Mateo, CA
$130K–$190K a year
Staff Engineer Flight Test
US
$120K–$190K a year

And 29 more on Shield AI's careers page.

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