Cape.ai Salary

💰 $210K–$253K salary range

Median: $235K  ·  Based on 19 public Cape.ai job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 2026

This Cape.ai salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary only (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Highest-paying open roles at Cape.ai

• VP of Engineering — $250K–$300K · Engineering
• Head of Federal Engineering — $200K–$275K · Engineering
• Security Engineer, Cloud Security — $200K–$255K · Security
• Senior Security Engineer, Detection and Response — $200K–$255K · Security
• Security Engineer, Product Security — $200K–$255K · Security
• Wireless Network Architect — $200K–$250K · Network

Cape.ai salary by department

• Security: $255K median (3 roles)
• Engineering: $235K median (9 roles)
• G&A: $105K median (3 roles)

Cape.ai salary by location

• Remote: $235K median (17 roles)

Remote work at Cape.ai

100% of Cape.ai's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Cape.ai looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Go (6) · Python (5) · TypeScript (4) · AWS (4) · Terraform (3) · Kotlin (3) · Rust (2) · Java (2) · React (1) · Swift (1).

Benefits & perks at Cape.ai

Commonly listed: dental (17) · 401k (17) · parental (17) · unlimited-pto (11) · pto (11) · relocation (1).

About Cape.ai

Cape.ai is Series A stage · 11–50 employees · founded 2018 · HQ New York, New York. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Cape.ai

Roles typically ask for around 4 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 5 that do, Bachelor's is most common.

Base salary vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are base salary only. Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Cape.ai hiring activity

Cape.ai has 19 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 19 public job postings with disclosed pay. 2 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (19 in the last 90).

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Compare Cape.ai's pay with other Series A companies:

• Flock — median $131K
• Axon Intelligence — median $134K
• Lila Sciences — median $234K
• Zip Security — median $210K
• Sellics — median $110K
• Etched — median $275K

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Common questions

What does Cape.ai pay?
The median base salary is $235K, with a typical range of $210K–$253K, based on 19 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Cape.ai?
One of the highest-paying open roles is VP of Engineering, at $250K–$300K base.

Which team pays the most at Cape.ai?
The Security team, at a $255K median.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

USD base salary aggregated from 19 public Cape.ai job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed June 10, 2026.

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