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LiveKit Salary

LiveKit Salary

LiveKit pays a median of $250K ($210K–$250K) across 18 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $210K–$250K salary range

Median: $250K  ·  Based on 18 public LiveKit job postings  ·  Updated July 1, 2026


This LiveKit 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

LiveKit · pay benchmark · updated July 1, 2026
$250K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$210K–$250K
Typical range
$390K view JD
Highest base · Head of Legal
18
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+8
18 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 94% of roles mention equity
Salary by department · median & top base
r&d
$250K · $300K top (11)
Highest-paying skills
Go $250KPython $210KRust $210K

Highest-paying open roles at LiveKit

LiveKit salary by department

  • r&d: $250K median · $300K top base — Senior Software Engineer, Agents (view JD) (11 roles)

LiveKit salary by location

  • San Francisco: $138K median · $250K top base — Forward Deployed Engineer (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at LiveKit

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

What LiveKit looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Go (6) · Python (3) · Kubernetes (3) · CI/CD (3) · Rust (2) · Reconciliation (1) · Auditing (1) · NetSuite (1) · Docker (1) · AWS (1).

About LiveKit

LiveKit is Series C stage · 11–50 employees · founded 2021 · HQ San Jose, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at LiveKit

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 9+ for the most senior).

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; 94% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

LiveKit hiring activity

LiveKit has 18 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 18 public job postings with disclosed pay. 8 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (18 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

CompanyMedian payvs LiveKitStage
Zebra Technologies$136K↓ -46%Public
Attentive$170K↓ -32%Series B
LogicMonitor$136K↓ -46%Venture-backed
Cartesia$215K↓ -14%Series A
Unify$265K↑ +6%Series B
Attio$193K↓ -23%Late Stage

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Common questions

What does LiveKit pay?
The median pay is $250K, with a typical range of $210K–$250K, based on 18 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at LiveKit?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Head of Legal, at $290K–$390K base.

Which team pays the most at LiveKit?
The r&d team, at a $250K 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 18 public LiveKit 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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