Vercel FDE Salary
Forward Deployed Engineer compensation at Vercel, from disclosed postings and cited public data.
Vercel's own posted pay bands put the median base near $270K. Figures below are base salary only and carry their source and date; equity and bonus, common at AI labs and startups, push total compensation higher.
Vercel FDE Salary (Posted Pay Bands)
These are Vercel's own legally-posted base-salary bands, harvested from its job board and cited in the final column. Base salary only; most of these roles also offer equity. Confidence: MEDIUM.
| Level | Base | Total Comp | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director of Forward Deployed Engineering (Hybrid - San Francisco, New York City, Austin) | $240K – $300K | – | Vercel careers (posted pay band) (2026-09) |
Bands are base salary only and exclude equity and bonus; most of these roles also offer equity. Figures are the employer's own legally-posted pay ranges.
Harvested from Vercel's own job board: 1 US Forward Deployed / Applied AI Engineer posting(s) carrying a pay-transparency base band. Each row links to the live posting.
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