Data & AI Jobs at Startups in Austin, TX, US
Austin has 33 open data and AI roles at 18 early-stage startups, and 42% of them are remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 160k to 225k, with a median of USD 204.5k. 2 roles are new this week.
Who is hiring data and AI roles in Austin
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- 33open roles
- 18startups hiring
- 42%remote
Salary
Annual pay for this page’s roles that state a salary, in USD. The typical range covers the middle half of those postings.
- $205Kmedian pay
- $160Ktypical range: lower
- $225Ktypical range: upper
Based on 11 postings stating pay in USD.
Pay figures come from the 11 postings on this page that state a salary.
The hiring market
Austin accounts for 4% of United States's 942 open data and AI roles.
Industries
AI and machine learning (11), aerospace and defense (6) and legal, compliance and govtech (3) startups have most of the openings.
Experience
Most roles are senior: 63% of those that state a level.
What data and AI work involves at an early-stage startup
The data is messy and there is not much of it yet. You build the pipeline, train the model, then explain the result to a founder in plain words. Large employers give you a clean warehouse and one narrow question, while here you pick the question too.
Experience level
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Questions people ask
How much do data and AI jobs in Austin pay?
Typically USD 160k to 225k a year, with a median of USD 204.5k, where the posting states a salary.
Which startups are hiring data and AI roles in Austin?
Striveworks (6 roles), webAI (5) and Seekr Technologies (4) have the most; 18 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
42% of these roles are remote; the rest are in Austin.
Do I need to be senior?
Most roles are senior (63% of those that state a level).
Are new roles coming in?
2 were posted this week.











