Pay

5 curated pay for FDEs, Deployment Strategists & Solutions/Sales Engineers. Expand any row for typed details.

vs ~$145,000 for software engineers

CitedFortune, citing Lightcast (Sep 2026)2026-10-16

{ } details

type Pay = {
  metric: "Median advertised FDE salary (US)";
  value: ">$188,000";
}

CitedFortune / Lightcast2026-10-16

{ } details

type Pay = {
  metric: "FDE posting growth, Jan–Aug 2026 vs 2025";
  value: ">1,000%";
}

643 → 5,330

CitedFDE Notes, citing Business Insider/Indeed2026-10-16

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type Pay = {
  metric: "Indeed FDE postings Apr 2025 → Apr 2026";
  value: "+729%";
}

4x all of 2025

CitedLightcast2026-10-16

{ } details

type Pay = {
  metric: "US FDE postings, first 7 months of 2026";
  value: "5,200+";
}

CitedFDE Notes, citing Christian & Timbers2026-10-16

{ } details

type Pay = {
  metric: "Companies planning FDE hires";
  value: "70%";
}

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