$175,100–$245,000
Junior FDE salary
41 postings · 31 companies · 26 with pay · median $135,000 · middle half $117,000–$157,000 · read
These postings against the US
The faint line is the $193K median across all US postings.
$72,600–$132,100
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Miami, FL · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2On-site
$150,000–$220,000
$100,000–$150,000
$81,720–$161,760
$120,000–$150,000
Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Internship, Campus, United States - BCG X
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +2 moreBoston, MA +3On-site
$155,000–$200,000
$50–$55 an hour
Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Experienced Associate
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$63,000–$153,000
$120,000–$150,000
$120,000
$115,000–$185,000
13 of these 26 jobs build what the customer runs.
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Junior here means the posting describes guided, junior-level responsibility. It is not the same as new graduate, and it is not the employer's title: a posting titled “engineer” with guided scope sits here, and a “junior” title with independent delivery does not.
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