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Cape Salary

Cape pays a median of $205K ($177K–$236K) across 24 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $177K–$236K salary range

Median: $205K  ·  Based on 24 public Cape job postings  ·  Updated September 3, 2026


This Cape 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

Cape · pay benchmark · updated September 3, 2026
$205K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$177K–$236K
Typical range
$350K view JD
Highest base · Head of People
24
Open roles
~4 yrs
Typical exp.
+4
16 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 17% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$208K (5)
Senior
$228K (9)
Salary by department · median & top base
engineering
$208K · $290K top (9)
internal ops
$165K · $350K top (8)
Pay by location
New York $208K (14)Remote $205K (4)
Highest-paying skills
Go $216K

Highest-paying open roles at Cape

Cape salary by department

  • engineering: $208K median · $290K top base — Software Engineer, Product Platform (view JD) (9 roles)
  • internal ops: $165K median · $350K top base — Head of People (view JD) (8 roles)

Cape salary by seniority

  • Mid: $208K median · $250K top base — Full Stack Software Engineer (view JD) (5)
  • Senior: $228K median · $290K top base — Software Engineer, Product Platform (view JD) (9)

Cape salary — lead & management

  • Manager: $168K median · $230K top base — Technical Program Manager, Security (view JD) (5)

Cape salary by location

  • New York: $208K median · $350K top base — Head of People (view JD) (14 roles)
  • Remote: $205K median · $255K top base — Security Engineer, Product Security (view JD) (4 roles)

Remote work at Cape

17% of Cape's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Cape looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (4) · Go (4) · Kotlin (3) · TypeScript (2) · AWS (2) · Sourcing (2) · Rust (2) · Java (2) · Terraform (1) · Backlog Management (1).

Benefits & perks at Cape

Commonly listed: 401k (24) · dental (19) · parental (19) · unlimited-pto (17) · pto (17) · relocation (3).

About Cape

Cape is Venture-backed stage · 11–50 employees · founded 2014 · HQ Redwood City, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Cape

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 3 that do, Bachelor's is most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 17% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Cape hiring activity

Cape has 24 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 24 public job postings with disclosed pay. 4 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (16 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

Compare Cape's pay with companies in the same space:

CompanyMedian payvs CapeStage
Neros Technologies$168K↓ -18%Series C
Smartsheet$150K↓ -27%Acquired
Epirus$145K↓ -29%Series D
Heven AeroTech$134K↓ -35%Series B
Sees.ai$105K↓ -49%Late Stage
Rimini Street$145K↓ -29%Public

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Common questions

What does Cape pay?
The median pay is $205K, with a typical range of $177K–$236K, based on 24 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Cape?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Head of People, at $275K–$350K base.

Which team pays the most at Cape?
The engineering team, at a $208K 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

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 24 public Cape 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 September 3, 2026.

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