KoBold Metals Salary

💰 $170K–$240K salary range

Median: $213K  ·  Based on 30 public KoBold Metals job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 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

Highest-paying open roles at KoBold Metals

• Vice President of Business Development — $250K–$350K · Operations
• VP, Finance — $250K–$300K · Finance, Accounting & Analytics
• Assistant General Counsel (Corp Gov, Tax Transx & Securities) — $210K–$280K · Legal and Public Policy
• Assistant General Counsel, Transactions — $210K–$280K · Legal and Public Policy
• Director of Mineral Processing — $150K–$300K · Advanced Technology Group
• Engineering Manager, Data Systems — $200K–$240K · Software Engineering

KoBold Metals salary by department

• Data Science: $240K median (4 roles)
• Software Engineering: $225K median (7 roles)
• Advanced Technology Group: $190K median (4 roles)
• Finance, Accounting & Analytics: $165K median (8 roles)

KoBold Metals salary by seniority

• Mid: $210K median (11)
• Senior: $200K median (7)

KoBold Metals salary by location

• Remote: $213K median (28 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) · AWS (3) · Kubernetes (3) · Docker (3) · Terraform (2) · React (2) · JavaScript (1) · Go (1) · Java (1) · Node.js (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 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 7 that do, Bachelor's and PhD are 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; 33% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

KoBold Metals total compensation signals

Beyond base salary, 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 24 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 30 public job postings with disclosed pay. 6 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (30 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 3 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does KoBold Metals pay?
The median base salary is $213K, with a typical range of $170K–$240K, based on 30 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 Data Science team, at a $240K 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 30 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 June 10, 2026.

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