Starburst Data

Compensation

U.S. job postings state that compensation may include base salary, variable compensation, equity packages, and benefits, with ranges varying by location and role. Public Department of Labor-derived records show H-1B-sponsored roles with reported salaries ranging from approximately $90,000 to $275,000, including software engineering roles commonly around $150,000–$230,000. Sponsorship should be confirmed for each role.

Benefits

Pricing

Starburst Galaxy uses consumption-based pricing based on compute usage, plan features, support, and deployment location. Public pricing references credit-based rates of approximately $0.50, $0.75, and $1.00 per credit depending on tier, with free usage credits and a free trial. Starburst Enterprise is primarily quote-based enterprise software with deployment and support options.

Differentiators

• —Built by the original creators and major contributors of Trino/Presto
• —Federated SQL queries across databases, warehouses, object stores, SaaS systems, and lakehouse formats
• —Supports cloud, multi-cloud, on-premises, and hybrid deployment models
• —Open standards and reduced dependence on a single proprietary storage platform
• —Enterprise security, governance, workload isolation, support, and operational tooling around Trino
• —Starburst Galaxy provides managed Trino without requiring customers to operate clusters
• —Supports querying data in place, potentially reducing data duplication and migration requirements
• —Broad connector ecosystem and support for Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, and Hudi
• —Increasing focus on governed enterprise AI, agents, vector data, and model-to-data workflows

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