Forward Deployed Software Engineer salary
2 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 22, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for forward deployed software engineer roles at mid level across the United States: 11 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $166,500 and $227,140, with a median of $180,000.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 1 of the 2 ranges in the table rests on fewer than 10 postings and is marked hint: treat it as a hint rather than a benchmark.
Every measured range
2 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $166,500 – $227,140 | $180,000 | 11 |
| New York | Mid | $167,500 – $239,000 | $200,000 | 5hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
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Pay by market
1 pageOpen forward deployed software engineer roles · 30 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $135,000–$250,000scale $80,000–$350,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government Palantir · Kitsap $135,000–$200,000 4w ago 
Forward Deployed Software Engineer Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $130,000–$200,000 6w ago 
Forward Deployed Software Engineer (EU) Outset · Remote · Ireland $180,000–$240,000 2mo ago 
Forward Deployed Software Engineer PhysicsX · New York $150,000–$250,000 3mo ago Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - Intel, US Government Palantir · Washington $135,000–$145,000 4mo ago Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government - Federal Health and Civilian Palantir · New York $135,000–$200,000 5mo ago Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer PhysicsX · New York $150,000–$250,000 6mo ago 
Forward Deployed Software Engineer GovWell · New York $200,000–$300,000 6mo ago 
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Seattle OpenAI · Seattle $153,000–$325,000 7mo ago Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Tactical Edge Palantir · Washington $135,000–$200,000 7mo ago 
Forward Deployed Software Engineer Overland AI · Seattle $140,000–$180,000 8mo ago Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government Palantir · Fayetteville $135,000–$200,000 9mo ago Forward Deployed Software Engineer - NYC OpenAI · New York $153,000–$325,000 10mo ago Forward Deployed Software Engineer - SF OpenAI · San Francisco $185,000–$325,000 11mo ago 
Forward Deployed Software Engineer Candid Health · San Francisco $140,000–$220,000 11mo ago Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Edge Autonomous Systems Palantir · Washington $135,000–$200,000 1y ago Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Gov OpenAI · Washington $145,800–$280,000 1y ago Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government Palantir · San Diego $135,000–$200,000 1y ago Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - Commercial Palantir · New York $135,000–$145,000 1y ago Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Warp Speed Palantir · New York $135,000–$200,000 1y ago Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Japan Forward Deployed Palantir · Washington $135,000–$200,000 2y ago Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Korea Forward Deployed Palantir · Washington $135,000–$200,000 2y ago Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - US Government Palantir · Washington $135,000–$145,000 4y ago Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - US Government Palantir · New York $135,000–$145,000 4y ago Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government Palantir · Honolulu $125,000–$200,000 4y ago Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Intel Palantir · Washington $135,000–$200,000 5y ago Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government Palantir · New York $135,000–$200,000 6y ago Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government Palantir · Washington $135,000–$200,000 6y ago Forward Deployed Software Engineer Palantir · New York $135,000–$200,000 12y ago