The median recruiter posting in San Francisco at a tech startup offers $169K base, with the middle half between $135K and $188K — from 68 live pay ranges at 32 companies.
| Level | Postings | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level not stated | 40 | $153K | $134K–$192K |
| Senior | 20 | $172K | $147K–$185K |
| Staff+ | 6 | $192K | $176K–$222K |
| Company | Postings | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | 7 | $268K | $221K–$268K |
| OpenAI | 3 | $206K | $206K–$217K |
| Together AI | 3 | $188K | $140K–$188K |
| Snorkel AI | 3 | $185K | $185K–$210K |
| fal | 2 | $180K | $180K–$180K |
| Latent | 2 | $176K | $172K–$180K |
| Harvey | 7 | $175K | $161K–$195K |
| Sierra | 2 | $173K | $169K–$176K |
| Exa | 3 | $170K | $155K–$170K |
| Brex | 3 | $169K | $156K–$172K |
| Mercor | 2 | $167K | $148K–$186K |
| Harper | 2 | $155K | $145K–$165K |
| Rogo | 2 | $150K | $150K–$150K |
| Astranis | 5 | $128K | $128K–$133K |
| Baseten | 2 | $123K | $109K–$136K |
| Technical Program Manager, Recruiting Technology Anthropic |
$290K–$365K |
| Director of Technical Recruiting Snorkel AI |
$170K–$300K |
| Strategic Projects Lead, Recruiting Anthropic |
$235K–$300K |
| Recruiter, AI Research Anthropic |
$175K–$295K |
| Recruiter, Communications Anthropic |
$240K–$295K |
| Technical Recruiter Anthropic |
$240K–$295K |
| Head of Global Recruiting Operations Harvey |
$196K–$294K |
| Technical Recruiter Mercor |
$160K–$250K |
Figures are the midpoint of each pay range published in a job posting (US$, 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 27, 2026.