New Grad Salary at Startups
What startups pay new grads, from the pay their live postings state: base salary as the employer writes it, on roles still taking applications.
66 of 254 live roles state payChecked dailyUpdated
Median base pay
$100Ka year
The median of 50 live new grad postings that state pay in US dollars, as of October 2026. Each posting counts at the middle of its range.
- Middle half of postings
- $81K–$120K
- One in ten pays over
- $144K
- A typical posted range
- $85K–$115K
- Under $70K: 4 postings
- $70K–$80K: 8 postings
- $80K–$90K: 5 postings
- $90K–$100K: 7 postings
- $100K–$110K: 6 postings
- $110K–$120K: 6 postings
- $120K–$130K: 4 postings
- $130K–$140K: 1 posting
- $140K–$150K: 5 postings
- $150K–$160K: 1 posting
- $160K–$170K: 1 posting
- $170K–$180K: 0 postings
- $180K and up: 2 postings
By city
Each in the currency its postings use. Pounds, euros and Canadian dollars aren't converted.
MedianMiddle half10th to 90th percentile
- Remote$92K$84K–$116K · 12 postings
Who pays the most
Companies with at least three live new grad postings stating pay, by their median.
MedianMiddle half10th to 90th percentile
- SpaceX$128K$121K–$135K · 3 postings
- $95K–$119K · 4 postings
- Anduril Industries$100K$96K–$101K · 5 postings
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Common questions
How much does a new grad make at a startup?
As of October 2026, the median base pay startups advertise for new grads is $100K a year, across 50 live postings that state it in US dollars. The middle half of those postings pay between $81K and $120K, and one in ten pays over $144K.
Which companies pay new grads the most?
Among companies with at least three live postings stating pay, the highest medians are at SpaceX ($128K), Accenture Federal Services ($104K) and Anduril Industries ($100K).
Does a new grad at a startup get equity?
Often, though few postings say how much: 39% of the 299 new grad postings we've read mention equity. The figures on this page are base pay only.
Where do these figures come from?
From the postings themselves: the pay range each employer states, on roles still taking applications, which we check against the company's own careers page every day. Each posting counts once, at the middle of its range. Postings that don't state pay, and pay in other currencies, are left out of the main figures.