What are the main factors that influence a Founder Associate's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Founder Associate's salary?

A Founder Associate's salary grows with experience: an Applications Programmer I (0-2 years)earns $72,984, an Applications Programmer II (2-4 years)earns $95,328, an Founder Associate (4-7 years)earns $122,649, an Applications Programmer IV (7+ years)earns $143,722, an Applications Programmer V (7-10 years)earns $167,016,

What are the highest paying states for a Founder Associate?

Founder Associate salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Founder Associate roles are District of Columbia $133,446, California $132,940, Massachusetts $131,168. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Founder Associate roles make?

Salaries for Founder Associate level roles vary by specialization: Co Founder: $822,170; CEO and Founder: $811,807; Founder: $97,924; Startup Founder: $92,475; A&A Associate: $83,723.

How do different companies affect a Founder Associate's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Founder Associate roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Founder Associate Salary in the United States

How much does a Founder Associate make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Founder Associate in the United States is $120,526 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $58.

However, a Founder Associate's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $138,710
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $110,336 to $130,044
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $101,059

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Founder Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$130,044	$10,837	$2,501	$63
Average	$120,526	$10,044	$2,318	$58
25th Percentile	$110,336	$9,195	$2,122	$53

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Key Factors That Influence Founder Associate Salaries

A Founder Associate's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Founder Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Founder Associate's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $72,984
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,328
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $122,649
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $143,722
Expert (over 8 years): $167,016

Levels	Salary
Applicati... Level Founder Associate	$72,984
Applicati... Level Founder Associate	$95,328
Founder A... Level Founder Associate	$122,649
Applicati... Level Founder Associate	$143,722
Applicati... Level Founder Associate	$167,016

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How Do Founder Associate Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Founder Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $133,446.
California: $132,940.
Massachusetts: $131,168.

District of Columbia $133,446

California $132,940

Massachusetts $131,168

Washington $130,686

New Jersey $130,638

Alaska $130,469

Connecticut $128,806

New York $128,131

Hawaii $125,974

Rhode Island $124,961

Maryland $124,274

Minnesota $123,334

Colorado $122,973

Illinois $122,852

Oregon $122,394

Delaware $122,057

New Hampshire $121,845

Virginia $121,370

Pennsylvania $119,984

Nevada $119,285

North Dakota $119,056

Michigan $118,694

Wisconsin $118,561

Vermont $118,296

Texas $117,561

Maine $117,513

Arizona $117,441

Ohio $117,356

Georgia $116,247

Indiana $115,693

Wyoming $115,584

Utah $115,416

Iowa $115,343

Kansas $114,765

Louisiana $114,596

North Carolina $114,536

Missouri $114,512

Florida $114,042

Montana $113,789

Nebraska $113,548

Kentucky $113,415

South Carolina $112,933

Tennessee $112,632

Idaho $112,511

New Mexico $111,631

Oklahoma $111,438

Alabama $110,727

South Dakota $109,534

Arkansas $108,883

West Virginia $108,534

Mississippi $107,485

Top Paying Cities for Founder Associates

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $152,019
San Francisco: $150,355
Oakland: $147,186

San Jose, CA $152,019

San Francisco, CA $150,355

Oakland, CA $147,186

New York, NY $138,772

Paramus, NJ $137,085

Queens Village, NY $137,079

Passaic, NJ $136,965

Bergenfield, NJ $136,954

Stamford, CT $136,689

Huntington, NY $136,639

Newark, NJ $135,748

Bridgeport, CT $135,494

Vallejo, CA $135,254

New Brunswick, NJ $135,206

Petaluma, CA $135,134

Middlesex, NJ $134,905

Somerset, NJ $134,820

Santa Cruz, CA $134,664

Boston, MA $133,928

Monterey, CA $133,505

Seattle, WA $133,229

Santa Rosa, CA $133,205

Los Angeles, CA $133,169

Juneau, AK $132,856

Washington, DC $132,723

Orange, CA $132,294

Santa Ana, CA $131,976

Long Beach, CA $131,855

Anaheim, CA $131,831

Anchorage, AK $131,771

Santa Maria, CA $131,409

Everett, WA $131,385

Danbury, CT $130,961

Bremerton, WA $130,795

Tacoma, WA $130,361

New Suffolk, NY $130,359

Sacramento, CA $130,325

Santa Barbara, CA $130,192

Trenton, NJ $130,060

San Diego, CA $130,060

Brockton, MA $129,927

Fairbanks, AK $129,632

Lompoc, CA $129,324

Lowell, MA $129,227

Ventura, CA $129,204

Nashua, NH $129,180

Stockton, CA $129,168

Modesto, CA $128,288

Poughkeepsie, NY $128,023

Olympia, WA $127,794

Kennewick, WA $127,794

New Haven, CT $127,746

Lawrence, MA $127,312

Hartford, CT $127,191

Riverside, CA $127,167

New Bedford, MA $127,046

Richland, WA $127,046

Bakersfield, CA $126,878

San Bernardino, CA $126,830

New Britain, CT $126,817

Atlantic City, NJ $126,817

New London, CT $126,769

Norwich, CT $126,733

Portsmouth, NH $126,709

Boulder, CO $126,453

Portland, OR $126,287

Worcester, MA $126,275

Minneapolis, MN $125,901

Philadelphia, PA $125,733

Honolulu, HI $125,335

Saint Paul, MN $125,277

Vineland, NJ $125,251

Providence, RI $124,901

Chicago, IL $124,552

Bellingham, WA $124,407

Springfield, MA $124,311

Baltimore, MD $124,274

Chico, CA $123,973

Pittsfield, MA $123,648

Manchester, NH $123,419

Spokane, WA $122,888

Denver, CO $122,876

Albany, NY $122,310

Troy, NY $122,262

Nassau, NY $122,133

Schenectady, NY $122,008

Wilmington, DE $121,912

Burlington, VT $121,743

Salem, OR $121,695

Portland, ME $121,321

Yakima, WA $121,201

Rochester, MN $120,827

Reno, NV $120,767

Fresno, CA $120,767

Milwaukee, WI $120,659

Detroit, MI $120,538

Ann Arbor, MI $120,518

Allentown, PA $120,502

Colorado Springs, CO $120,297

Syracuse, NY $120,237

Carson City, NV $120,237

Houston, TX $120,068

Eugene, OR $120,008

Gary, IN $119,863

Springfield, OR $119,767

Bismarck, ND $119,743

Galveston, TX $119,658

Medford, OR $119,477

Fort Collins, CO $119,429

Concord, NH $119,369

Austin, TX $119,333

Mesa, AZ $119,080

Reading, PA $119,068

Phoenix, AZ $119,056

Dallas, TX $119,019

Saint Cloud, MN $118,904

Madison, WI $118,742

Utica, NY $118,417

Rochester, NY $118,224

Des Moines, IA $118,212

Raleigh, NC $118,200

Atlanta, GA $118,019

Battle Creek, MI $117,983

Salt Lake City, UT $117,947

Lancaster, PA $117,766

Harrisburg, PA $117,597

Kansas City, MO $117,477

Champaign, IL $117,453

Kansas City, KS $117,453

Fort Worth, TX $117,441

Columbus, OH $117,420

Boca Raton, FL $117,392

Pittsburgh, PA $117,344

Richmond, VA $117,296

Indianapolis, IN $117,272

Cleveland, OH $117,260

Las Vegas, NV $117,115

Cincinnati, OH $117,115

Petersburg, VA $116,934

Huntsville, AL $116,754

Lansing, MI $116,673

Lebanon, PA $116,657

Pueblo, CO $116,645

Appleton, WI $116,609

Buffalo, NY $116,561

Dayton, OH $116,525

Racine, WI $116,500

Charlotte, NC $116,488

Saint Louis, MO $116,452

York, PA $116,380

Elkhart, IN $116,380

Gastonia, NC $116,357

Billings, MT $116,328

Beaumont, TX $116,296

Lorain, OH $116,271

Benton Harbor, MI $116,247

Toledo, OH $116,223

Binghamton, NY $116,163

Rock Hill, SC $116,151

Rockford, IL $116,091

Springfield, IL $116,042

Elyria, OH $116,030

Fargo, ND $116,030

Flagstaff, AZ $115,946

Fort Lauderdale, FL $115,874

Duluth, MN $115,801

Miami, FL $115,801

Cheyenne, WY $115,717

Grand Forks, ND $115,717

Bangor, ME $115,452

Cedar Rapids, IA $115,319

Durham, NC $115,269

Louisville, KY $115,259

Grand Rapids, MI $115,235

Hialeah, FL $115,223

Casper, WY $115,054

Scranton, PA $114,909

New Orleans, LA $114,873

Virginia Beach, VA $114,861

Akron, OH $114,801

Peoria, IL $114,644

Sarasota, FL $114,620

Nashville, TN $114,536

Omaha, NE $114,536

Green Bay, WI $114,536

Baton Rouge, LA $114,476

Charleston, SC $114,451

Jamestown, NY $114,391

Davenport, IA $114,391

Tucson, AZ $114,331

Saint Petersburg, FL $114,259

Tampa, FL $114,235

Evansville, IN $114,162

Port Arthur, TX $114,162

Bradenton, FL $114,114

Santa Fe, NM $113,897

Orlando, FL $113,680

Clearwater, FL $113,644

Canton, OH $113,391

La Crosse, WI $113,391

Albuquerque, NM $113,319

Newport News, VA $113,306

High Point, NC $113,270

Ogden, UT $113,222

Corpus Christi, TX $113,126

Norfolk, VA $113,053

Laramie, WY $113,053

Rock Island, IL $112,981

Saginaw, MI $112,957

Jacksonville, FL $112,945

Salisbury, NC $112,921

Boise, ID $112,897

Moline, IL $112,836

Fort Myers, FL $112,800

Memphis, TN $112,776

Tulsa, OK $112,716

Waterloo, IA $112,644

Spartanburg, SC $112,523

Lincoln, NE $112,463

Fort Wayne, IN $112,439

Provo, UT $112,427

Cedar Falls, IA $112,282

San Antonio, TX $112,234

Greensboro, NC $112,186

South Bend, IN $112,174

Savannah, GA $112,041

Muskegon, MI $111,993

Birmingham, AL $111,981

Winston Salem, NC $111,922

Lake Charles, LA $111,631

Anderson, IN $111,607

Lexington, KY $111,571

Augusta, GA $111,535

Greenville, SC $111,535

Lima, OH $111,438

Wichita, KS $111,426

Tuscaloosa, AL $111,426

Columbia, SC $111,318

Springfield, OH $111,294

Asheville, NC $111,101

Bloomington, IN $111,016

Knoxville, TN $110,583

Shreveport, LA $110,571

Wilmington, NC $110,414

Roanoke, VA $110,414

Topeka, KS $110,197

Frankfort, KY $110,184

Oklahoma City, OK $110,101

Chillicothe, OH $110,052

Longview, TX $110,040

Melbourne, FL $110,028

Sioux Falls, SD $109,835

Mobile, AL $109,823

Terre Haute, IN $109,775

Altoona, PA $109,703

Amarillo, TX $109,618

Killeen, TX $109,582

Fayetteville, AR $109,486

Chattanooga, TN $109,450

Sioux City, IA $109,341

Idaho Falls, ID $109,317

Lynchburg, VA $109,221

Gainesville, FL $109,064

Portsmouth, OH $109,004

Little Rock, AR $108,980

Lafayette, LA $108,931

Youngstown, OH $108,931

Daytona Beach, FL $108,859

Clarksville, TN $108,847

Pensacola, FL $108,835

Temple, TX $108,827

Hopkinsville, KY $108,473

Erie, PA $108,449

Florence, SC $108,401

Charleston, WV $108,208

Great Falls, MT $108,148

Macon, GA $107,979

Tallahassee, FL $107,967

Fayetteville, NC $107,943

Waco, TX $107,919

Helena, MT $107,835

Pine Bluff, AR $107,789

Vincennes, IN $107,642

Lubbock, TX $107,594

Alamogordo, NM $107,521

Twin Falls, ID $107,413

Rapid City, SD $107,377

Jackson, MS $107,160

Huntington, WV $107,151

Greenville, MS $107,148

Parkersburg, WV $107,025

Montgomery, AL $107,003

Wichita Falls, TX $106,882

Springfield, MO $106,882

Biloxi, MS $106,822

Monroe, LA $106,702

Johnstown, PA $106,617

Sumter, SC $106,569

Columbus, GA $106,557

Pascagoula, MS $106,328

Abilene, TX $106,328

Kingsport, TN $106,015

Albany, GA $106,015

Gulfport, MS $105,979

Alexandria, LA $105,581

Fort Smith, AR $105,279

El Paso, TX $104,954

Las Cruces, NM $104,412

Harlingen, TX $104,106

Pocatello, ID $104,086

Florence, AL $103,930

Brownsville, TX $103,905

Mcallen, TX $103,652

Dothan, AL $103,484

Columbus, MS $102,768

Altus, OK $102,206

Lawton, OK $101,977

Pierre, SD $101,543

What Skills Can Increase a Founder Associate's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 6.29% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Application Development (Mentioned in 2.96% Job Postings): Application development may refer to: Mobile application development ("app development") or the process of developing desktop application software. Mobile app development is the act or process by which a mobile app is developed for mobile devices, such as personal digital assistants, enterprise digital assistants or mobile phones. These applications can be pre-installed on phones during manufacturing platforms, or delivered as web applications using server-side or client-side processing (e.g., JavaScript) to provide an "application-like" experience within a Web browser.
HTML (Mentioned in 1.79% Job Postings): A computer language that used in creating, updating and maintaining text, graphics and links in a website.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	6.29%
Application Development	2.96%
HTML	1.79%

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Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Founder Associate's salary.

Python: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Agile: Can increase your salary by up to 1%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Python	$122,937	2%
Presentation	$122,937	2%
Agile	$121,731	1%
Software Development	$121,731	1%
Collaboration	$121,731	1%
Team Development	$121,731	1%

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How Education impacts a Founder Associate's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Founder Associates enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Founder Associate with a Associate's Degree is between $113,417 and $120,234).

Founder Associate Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Founder Associate

No Diploma 1.8%

High School 4.0%

Associates 10.1%

Bachelors 57.9%

Masters 25.3%

Doctorate 0.8%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.8%
High School	4.0%
Associates	10.1%
Bachelors	57.9%
Masters	25.3%
Doctorate	0.8%

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Founder Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Founder Associate's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$110,336

Average $120,526/year

$130,044

$9,195

Average $10,044/month

$10,837

$2,122

Average $2,318/week

$2,501

$53

Average $58/hour

$63

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$130,044	$10,837	$2,501	$63
Average	$120,526	$10,044	$2,318	$58
25th Percentile	$110,336	$9,195	$2,122	$53

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Salary Trends for Founder Associate

Salaries for a Founder Associate can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $117,849 in 2023 to around $116,183 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Founder Associate salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Founder Associate Over Time

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2023

$117,849

2024

$117,363

2025

$116,183

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2024	$117,363
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