Salary guide
Forward Deployed Engineer salary
Based on 131 open jobs that state the salary, posted from 28 Mar 2024 to 6 Nov 2026.
Median
US$ 16,670 per month
The middle half of jobs pays between US$ 14,170 and US$ 20,210.
- 1 in 4 jobs pays up to
- US$ 14,170
- 1 in 4 pays more than
- US$ 20,210
- Jobs in the sample
- 131
By city
| City | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco - CA | US$ 19,170 | 45 | |
| New York City - NY | US$ 16,460 | 38 | |
| Seattle - WA | US$ 15,000 | 4 | |
| San Mateo - CA | US$ 15,420 | 3 | |
| United States | US$ 14,170 | 3 | |
| Los Angeles - CA | US$ 14,170 | 3 | |
| Chicago - IL | US$ 13,330 | 3 |
By work model
| Work model | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-site | US$ 16,460 | 59 | |
| Hybrid | US$ 17,350 | 48 | |
| Remote | US$ 19,430 | 13 |
By level
| Level | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid / senior | US$ 20,210 | 9 |
How we calculate it
- Only open jobs that state the salary are included. We don't estimate values.
- When a job gives a range, we use the midpoint. Hourly, daily or yearly pay is converted to monthly (220 hours or 22 days per month).
- Duplicate jobs count once, and implausible values are left out (0 on this page).
- Apprentice and internship jobs follow their own pay rules: they only show up in the table by level.
- Median and ranges are exact percentiles of the most recent jobs, recalculated every 6 hours.