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Cerebras Systems Salary

Cerebras Systems Salary

Cerebras Systems pays a median of $210K ($195K–$225K) across 23 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $195K–$225K salary range

Median: $210K  ·  Based on 23 public Cerebras Systems job postings  ·  Updated June 24, 2026


This Cerebras Systems 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

Cerebras Systems · pay benchmark · updated June 24, 2026
$210K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$195K–$225K
Typical range
$300K view JD
Highest base · Sr. Staff/Staff Design Verification Engineer
23
Open roles
~7 yrs
Typical exp.
+6
23 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 70% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Senior
$210K (11)
Staff
$225K (7)
Salary by department · median & top base
systems
$217K · $275K top (6)
silicon
$213K · $300K top (9)
Highest-paying skills
Python $213KMachine Learning $210KCcpa $210K

Highest-paying open roles at Cerebras Systems

Cerebras Systems salary by department

  • systems: $217K median · $275K top base — Design Validation Test - Lead/Principal Engineer (view JD) (6 roles)
  • silicon: $213K median · $300K top base — Sr. Staff/Staff Design Verification Engineer (view JD) (9 roles)

Cerebras Systems salary by seniority

  • Senior: $210K median · $300K top base — Senior Front End Design Engineer (Microarchitecture) (view JD) (11)
  • Staff: $225K median · $300K top base — Sr. Staff/Staff Design Verification Engineer (view JD) (7)

Remote work at Cerebras Systems

13% of Cerebras Systems's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Cerebras Systems looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (16) · OpenAI (6) · CI/CD (3) · JavaScript (3) · Redis (3) · MySQL (2) · SQL (2) · Kubernetes (2) · Docker (2) · PostgreSQL (2).

About Cerebras Systems

Cerebras Systems is Public stage · 501–1,000 employees · founded 2015 · HQ Sunnyvale, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Cerebras Systems

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 11 that do, Bachelor's and Master's and PhD are 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; 70% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Cerebras Systems total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Cerebras Systems hiring activity

Cerebras Systems has 23 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 23 public job postings with disclosed pay. 6 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (23 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Cerebras Systems pay?
The median pay is $210K, with a typical range of $195K–$225K, based on 23 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Cerebras Systems?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Sr. Staff/Staff Design Verification Engineer, at $250K–$300K base.

Which team pays the most at Cerebras Systems?
The systems team, at a $217K 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 23 public Cerebras Systems 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 24, 2026.

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