What it pays
Forward Deployed Comp Benchmarks
Real figures, each labelled by how much to trust it — directly-disclosed postings, aggregate analyses with stated methodology, and the vendor numbers you should discount. Filter, sort, and copy any figure with its source attached.
Methodology. Single postings are directly disclosed on the company's own board. Aggregate rows note their sample size and whether the methodology is disclosed. Nothing here is smoothed across those categories.
Function
Confidence
Showing 9 of 9 figures.
| Role | Source | Figure | Basis | Confidence | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FD Product Manager (Enterprise) | Scale AI | $205,600–$300,000 | Posted range | VERIFIED | |
| FD Data Scientist / Engineer (Senior) | Scale AI | $198,000–$247,500 | Base | VERIFIED | |
| FD Software Engineer | Palantir | $135,000–$200,000 | Base | VERIFIED | |
| FD Engineer | Levels.fyi | $171K–$295K · median $211K | Total comp (self-reported) | CORROBORATED | |
| FD Engineer — market | Bloomberry (n=1,000, via Revealera) | Builder $140K–$250K · Sales-Eng $120K–$200K+comm · Internal-Tools $100K–$180K | Market range (segmented) | VERIFIED | |
| FD Engineer — market | Betts Recruiting | Avg $115K–$130K · Enterprise base $130K–$300K + OTE $400K · senior TC $500K | Mixed (base + OTE) | UNVERIFIED | |
| Forward Deployed CTO | Tribe AI | $300,000–$450,000 | Posted range | VERIFIED | |
| Forward Deployed Analyst | Booz Allen Hamilton | $61,900–$141,000 | Posted range | VERIFIED | |
| Forward Deployed Scientist | Phylo | $170,000–$275,000 | Posted range | VERIFIED |
Trust this one most
Bloomberry's analysis of ~1,000 postings (via jobs-data vendor Revealera) is the most credible aggregate source we found — it discloses its provider, sample size, and segmentation, and doesn't inflate its own numbers.
Discount this claim
“Recruiting From Scratch”'s headline “200K job postings” doesn't hold up — the analysis underneath rests on 135 postings, and a sister article cites “1.9 Million” for the same content. A programmatic-SEO hook, not a methodology.
Comp moves. We'll tell you when.
New disclosed ranges and aggregate sources, checked before we repeat them.