Modal.io Salary

💰 $240K–$300K salary range

Median: $270K  ·  Based on 29 public Modal.io job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 2026

This Modal.io 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 Modal.io

• VP Finance — $300K–$350K · G&A
• Systems Engineering Manager — $250K–$350K · Engineering
• Account Executive - Enterprise — $300K · GTM
• Member of Technical Staff - Systems — $200K–$350K · Engineering
• Member of Technical Staff - ML Performance — $150K–$350K · Engineering
• Member of Technical Staff - Python SDK — $150K–$350K · Engineering

Modal.io salary by department

• Engineering: $300K median (17 roles)
• GTM: $260K median (7 roles)
• G&A: $235K median (5 roles)

Modal.io salary by seniority

• Mid: $260K median (12)
• Staff: $350K median (9)
• Manager: $220K median (6)

Modal.io salary by location

• New York: $300K median (23 roles)
• San Francisco: $235K median (4 roles)

Remote work at Modal.io

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

What Modal.io looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: AWS (6) · GCP (5) · Rust (5) · Azure (4) · Python (3) · Kubernetes (3) · Docker (2) · Terraform (2) · CI/CD (2) · Java (2).

About Modal.io

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

Experience & background at Modal.io

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 1 that do, Master's is 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; 93% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Modal.io hiring activity

Modal.io has 29 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 29 public job postings with disclosed pay. 9 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (29 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Modal.io pay?
The median base salary is $270K, with a typical range of $240K–$300K, based on 29 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Modal.io?
One of the highest-paying open roles is VP Finance, at $300K–$350K base.

Which team pays the most at Modal.io?
The Engineering team, at a $300K 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 29 public Modal.io 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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