United States · USD
Forward Deployed Engineer salary in United States
The median salary in Forward Deployed Engineer job ads in United States is $240,000 a year (about $20,000 a month before tax). The middle half of those ads list $195,000 to $242,500, based on 23 salaries from 13 employers, updated 22 Oct 2026.
- Median in job ads
- $240,000
- a year
- 12-month range
- High $242,500
- Aug 2026
- Low $216,250 · Sep 2026
- Salaries
- 23
- from 13 employers
- Last updated
- 22 Oct 2026
- 12-month window to 22 Oct 2026
Salary range
Where listed pay sits
- 10th percentile
- $172,306
- 25th percentile
- $195,000
- Median
- $240,000
- 75th percentile
- $242,500
- 90th percentile
- $246,500
23 salaries · 39 live United States jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Based on 23 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 22 Oct 2026
Salary brackets
Forward Deployed Engineer salary brackets in United States
How the 23 comparable salary observations behind the percentile band above spread across USD pay brackets, annualised and United States only. Shares are of observations, not of employers.
| Pay bracket | Relative size | Share and count of listings |
|---|---|---|
| Under $170K | 9% 2 listings | |
| $170K–$180K | 4% 1 listing | |
| $180K–$190K | 9% 2 listings | |
| $190K–$200K | 4% 1 listing | |
| $200K–$210K | 9% 2 listings | |
| $210K–$220K | 9% 2 listings | |
| $220K–$230K | 0% 0 listings | |
| $230K–$240K | 4% 1 listing | |
| $240K–$250KMedian here | 43% 10 listings | |
| $250K and over | 9% 2 listings |
Brackets are equal-width and rounded; the open-ended rows collect the lowest and highest observations, and the bracket that holds the median is highlighted. Same cohort and outlier rules as the percentiles above.
Skills and pay
Skills linked to higher Forward Deployed Engineer pay in United States
How much higher or lower the median is for job posts that mention a skill. It shows an association, not a guarantee: better-paid jobs often bundle several scarce skills with senior scope. Skills with fewer than 8 salaries are left out.
| Skill | Pay premium chart | Pay premium |
|---|---|---|
| artificial intelligencemedian $242,500 · 10 salaries | up +1.0% | |
| javascriptmedian $242,500 · 9 salaries | up +1.0% | |
| aimedian $240,000 · 23 salaries | flat 0.0% | |
| pythonmedian $235,000 · 15 salaries | down −2.1% |
Pay listed by employers
Latest Forward Deployed Engineer jobs that show their pay in United States
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Legal-SFOpenAI · Senior level · posted 28 Aug 2026$185,000 – $300,000
- Forward Deployed EngineerDialpad · posted 18 Sept 2026$124,800 – $171,600
- Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - SeattleOpenAI · Senior level · posted 12 Sept 2026$185,000 – $300,000
- Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - SFOpenAI · Senior level · posted 12 Sept 2026$185,000 – $300,000
- Forward Deployed EngineerFin · posted 14 Sept 2026$180,000 – $200,000
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
23 salaries from 13 employers, posted between 22 Oct 2025 and 22 Oct 2026. Last updated 22 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from this one group of salaries; the median is the middle value, not the average.
- Employer hiring-system feeds 87%
- Pay read from posting text 9%
- Other sources 4%
Live jobs
Forward Deployed Engineer jobs in United States
- Forward Deployed Engineer
SharkNinja · Needham, MA, United States
$180K – $300K/yr · listed by the employer
- Forward Deployed Engineer - Director
Citi · Jersey City New Jersey United States
$170K – $300K/yr · listed by the employer
- Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector
Databricks · United States
$152.9K – $210.2K/yr · listed by the employer
- Forward Deployed Engineer
Cursor · San Francisco, CA, United States
- Forward Deployed Engineer - Assistant Vice President
Citi · New York New York United States
$121.2K – $181.8K/yr · listed by the employer
- Forward Deployed Engineer
PGA TOUR · Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States
Reading this number
What this number does—and does not—mean
The range summarizes salary-listed Jobiba jobs in United States. It is not a promise of what one employer will pay, and it is not converted from another country's currency. Experience, city, seniority, skills and company can move an individual offer materially.
Frequently asked questions
Forward Deployed Engineer salary in United States: common questions
What is the average Forward Deployed Engineer salary in United States in 2026?
Job ads for Forward Deployed Engineer in United States on Jobiba list a median salary of $240,000 a year, based on 23 salary-listed job postings. The middle half of those job ads pay between $195,000 and $242,500 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
How does Jobiba calculate Forward Deployed Engineer salary in United States?
From 23 salary-listed Jobiba job postings from the last 12 months that state an explicit salary, currency and pay period. Hourly, daily and monthly pay is converted to an annual figure, implausible values and outliers are removed, and currencies are never mixed or converted. Jobiba publishes the median and 25th–75th percentile range only when enough comparable postings exist.