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KoBold Metals Salary

KoBold Metals Salary

KoBold Metals pays a median of $190K ($135K–$198K) across 27 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $135K–$198K salary range

Median: $190K  ·  Based on 27 public KoBold Metals job postings  ·  Updated July 1, 2026


This KoBold Metals 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

KoBold Metals · pay benchmark · updated July 1, 2026
$190K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$135K–$198K
Typical range
$350K view JD
Highest base · Vice President of Business Development
27
Open roles
~7 yrs
Typical exp.
+9
27 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 48% of roles mention equity
Salary by department · median & top base
software engineering
$195K · $240K top (7)
finance, accounting & analytics
$133K · $210K top (7)
Highest-paying skills
Python $191KMachine Learning $190KLess $180K

Highest-paying open roles at KoBold Metals

KoBold Metals salary by department

  • software engineering: $195K median · $240K top base — Engineering Manager, Data Systems (view JD) (7 roles)
  • finance, accounting & analytics: $133K median · $210K top base — Senior Manager, Finance (view JD) (7 roles)

KoBold Metals salary by location

  • Remote: $178K median · $300K top base — Director of Mineral Processing (view JD) (24 roles)

Remote work at KoBold Metals

100% of KoBold Metals's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What KoBold Metals looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (13) · SQL (2) · AWS (2) · Kubernetes (2) · Docker (2) · Terraform (2) · Procurement (2) · Tableau (1) · Accounts Payable (1) · JavaScript (1).

Benefits & perks at KoBold Metals

Commonly listed: 401k (8) · dental (2) · vision (1) · life-ins (1) · parental (1).

About KoBold Metals

KoBold Metals is Series C stage · 101–250 employees · founded 2018 · HQ Berkeley, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at KoBold Metals

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience (up to 16+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 2 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; 48% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

KoBold Metals 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.

KoBold Metals hiring activity

KoBold Metals has 27 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 27 public job postings with disclosed pay. 9 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (27 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 2 contract roles in the mix.

💼 Similar companies hiring

Compare KoBold Metals's pay with companies in the same space:

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Salesforce$204K↑ +7%Public
Anthropic$356K↑ +88%Series H
Palantir$150K↓ -21%Public
Xometry$150K↓ -21%Public
Fluidstack$210K↑ +11%Series D
MongoDB 🍃$169K↓ -11%Public

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Common questions

What does KoBold Metals pay?
The median pay is $190K, with a typical range of $135K–$198K, based on 27 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at KoBold Metals?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Vice President of Business Development, at $250K–$350K base.

Which team pays the most at KoBold Metals?
The software engineering team, at a $195K 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 27 public KoBold Metals 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 1, 2026.

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