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Inertia Salary

Inertia Salary

Inertia pays a median of $178K ($142K–$193K) across 10 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $142K–$193K salary range

Median: $178K  ·  Based on 10 public Inertia job postings  ·  Updated July 30, 2026


This Inertia 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

Inertia · pay benchmark · updated July 30, 2026
$178K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$142K–$193K
Typical range
$275K view JD
Highest base · Laser Scientist
10
Open roles
~7 yrs
Typical exp.
+1
5 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — equity is separate
Salary by department · median & top base
design and engineering
$188K · $275K top (6)

Highest-paying open roles at Inertia

Inertia salary by department

  • design and engineering: $188K median · $275K top base — Laser Scientist (view JD) (6 roles)

Remote work at Inertia

0% of Inertia's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Inertia looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Soldering (1) · Python (1) · Supply Chain (1).

About Inertia

Inertia is Late Stage stage · 11–50 employees · founded 2024 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Inertia

Roles typically ask for around 7 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 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. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Inertia 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.

Inertia hiring activity

Inertia has 10 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 10 public job postings with disclosed pay. 1 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (5 in the last 90).

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Form Energy$166K↓ -6%Series F
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SB Energy$153K↓ -14%Series D
Thea Energy$135K↓ -24%Series D
Amperesand$179K↑ +1%Series A

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Common questions

What does Inertia pay?
The median pay is $178K, with a typical range of $142K–$193K, based on 10 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Inertia?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Laser Scientist, at $185K–$275K base.

Which team pays the most at Inertia?
The design and engineering team, at a $188K 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 10 public Inertia 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 July 30, 2026.

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