The median infrastructure engineer posting in Washington DC at a tech startup offers $195K base, with the middle half between $192K and $275K — from 15 live pay ranges at 4 companies.
| Level | Postings | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level not stated | 7 | $255K | $182K–$305K |
| Senior | 5 | $193K | $193K–$193K |
| Staff+ | 3 | $256K | $223K–$275K |
| IT Systems Engineer, Client Platform Engineer, ChromeOS Anthropic |
$325K–$360K |
| Staff AI & Agentic Platform Engineer Anduril |
$253K–$336K |
| IT Systems Engineer, Mobile Client Platform Engineer Anthropic |
$285K–$325K |
| IT Systems Engineer, Client Platform Engineer, macOS Anthropic |
$285K–$325K |
| DevOps Engineer, Infrastructure & Security Scale AI |
$198K–$311K |
| Staff AI Infrastructure Engineer Anduril |
$220K–$292K |
| Senior AI Infrastructure Engineer Anduril |
$191K–$253K |
| Staff Engineer, HMS DevOps/DevEx (R6196) Shield AI |
$150K–$230K |
Figures are the midpoint of each pay range published in a job posting (US$, base salary as posted), across open roles at the startups we track, recalculated daily. Postings without a range, interns and contractors are excluded. Updated Oct 23, 2026.