Citation-readyCC-BY-4.0 · Week of May 19, 2026
Median FDE total compensation reached $267K in Q2 2026
Value
$267,000
Δ
+22% YoY · +4.1% WoW
As of
Week of May 19, 2026
Visualization
What this means
Across 4,210 implementer-classified roles (Claude Haiku score ≥60) actively listed by 47 priority employers during the trailing 14 days, median total compensation for the Forward Deployed Engineer pattern stands at $267K base equivalent. Applied AI median is $237K, Solutions Engineer $213K.
Methodology
Comp midpoint (mean of low + high) per posting, USD-normalized at end-of-week FX. Rolling 14-day window. Outliers (>$700K) excluded. Equity not included.
Citation block
“Per FDEOS market data — Median FDE total compensation reached $267K in Q2 2026, up 22% YoY (fdeos.com/stats/median-fde-comp-q2-2026).”
Source
FDEOS Firecrawl ingest · Updated weekly · Raw data: /api/public/stats/median-fde-comp-q2-2026