What is the average Founder’s Office and Special Projects salary?

$181K a year on average and $179K at the median, across 76 open Founder’s Office and Special Projects postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.

What is the typical range?

The middle half of the postings offer $155K to $200K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.

Which companies advertise the highest Founder’s Office and Special Projects pay?

Anthropic ($288K), Afterquery ($188K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).

Is a founder’s office and special projects a high-paying job?

The median Founder’s Office and Special Projects posting advertises $179K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 3% above the middle of the market.

How much can you earn as a founder’s office and special projects?

A tenth of the postings offer $250K a year or more; the highest open Founder’s Office and Special Projects role advertises up to $406K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.

What is the Founder’s Office and Special Projects salary per hour and per month?

The median of $179K a year is about $86 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $14,896 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $75 to $96 an hour.

Which skills pay more for Founder’s Office and Special Projects roles?

Postings that ask for Python (+$9K, 12 postings), SQL (+$2K, 12 postings) advertise more than the $179K median of all Founder’s Office and Special Projects postings with pay.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.

Founder’s Office and Special Projects Salary: $181K Average, $179K

Founder’s Office and Special Projects salary by location

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area	$188K	40
🇺🇸California	$188K	44
🇺🇸United States	$180K	69
🇺🇸New York, NY	$173K	16

Skills that pay more for Founder’s Office and Special Projects roles

Skill	Median with it	Above the median	Postings
Python	$188K	+$9K	12
SQL	$181K	+$2K	12

Top-paying companies

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
Anthropic	$288K	3
Afterquery	$188K	7

Highest-paying open Founder’s Office and Special Projects roles

All founder’s office and special projects jobs

Energy Special ProjectsAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$320K - $406KData centersRTOS13d
Special Projects OperatorIdler · 🇺🇸San Francisco$125K - $400K2mo
Industry Principal, Office of the CFO (Regulated Industries)Snowflake · 🇺🇸US-MA-Remote$256K - $335KRemoteLead and above6d
Customer Marketing Manager, Special ProjectsAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$255K - $320KProduct marketing6w
Head of Strategy & Operations, Office of the COOHeadway · 🇺🇸New York, NY$251K - $314KLead and aboveOKRsReconciliations13d
Chief of Staff, Office of the PresidentReplit · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$200K - $300KHybridSQLLLMAI agents2w
Strategic Projects LeadRoboflow · 🇺🇸San Francisco$150K - $300KLead and aboveComputer Vision7w
Chief of Staff, Office of the PresidentAmbience Healthcare · 🇺🇸San Francisco$185K - $275KOKRsFinancial modelingInvestor relations2w
Head of Special ProjectsKairos Project · Remote$140K - $270KRemoteLead and aboveEvent marketing2mo
Staff Program Manager, Office of the CEONuro · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California (HQ)$176K - $265KLead and above6d
Entrepreneur in ResidenceHello Heart · 🇺🇸Remote US$240K - $260KRemotePerformance marketingFinancial modeling10d
Director, Strategic Initiatives - Office of the CEOUipath · 🇺🇸New York$230K - $260KLead and above2mo
Strategic Projects LeadFoundry Robotics · 🇺🇸Emeryville, CA$150K - $250KLead and abovePythonSQLComputer Vision5mo
Chief of Staff, Founder's OfficeFlowgen Labs · 🇺🇸San Francisco$150K - $250KSAP6d
Strategic Projects LeadPolymath · 🇺🇸San Francisco$150K - $250KLead and above7mo
Manager, Strategic Projects (Safety)Handshake · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA$225K - $250K3w
Founder's Office (Special Projects)Forus · 🇺🇸New York office$170K - $250K4mo
Strategic Projects LeadPatronus AI, Inc. · 🇺🇸San Francisco$125K - $250KLead and aboveMachine Learning2mo
Founder's OfficeSalient · 🇺🇸SF Headquarters$150K - $230K3mo
Director of Office of the CEO, Founder in ResidenceBillionToOne · 🇺🇸Menlo Park, CA$207K - $228KLead and above5mo

Questions about Founder’s Office and Special Projects pay

What is the average Founder’s Office and Special Projects salary?: $181K a year on average and $179K at the median, across 76 open Founder’s Office and Special Projects postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
What is the typical range?: The middle half of the postings offer $155K to $200K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
Which companies advertise the highest Founder’s Office and Special Projects pay?: Anthropic ($288K), Afterquery ($188K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
Is a founder’s office and special projects a high-paying job?: The median Founder’s Office and Special Projects posting advertises $179K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 3% above the middle of the market.
How much can you earn as a founder’s office and special projects?: A tenth of the postings offer $250K a year or more; the highest open Founder’s Office and Special Projects role advertises up to $406K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
What is the Founder’s Office and Special Projects salary per hour and per month?: The median of $179K a year is about $86 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $14,896 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $75 to $96 an hour.
Which skills pay more for Founder’s Office and Special Projects roles?: Postings that ask for Python (+$9K, 12 postings), SQL (+$2K, 12 postings) advertise more than the $179K median of all Founder’s Office and Special Projects postings with pay.
Where do these figures come from?: From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.