Modal Labs Salary

💰 $200K–$271K salary range

Median: $225K  ·  Based on 38 public Modal Labs job postings  ·  Updated October 8, 2026

This Modal Labs 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 Labs

• Regional Director — $400K · GTM
• Member of Technical Staff - ML Performance — $200K–$350K · Engineering
• Member of Technical Staff - Research, Inference — $150K–$350K · Engineering
• Member of Technical Staff - SDK — $150K–$350K · Engineering
• Member of Technical Staff - Research, Post-Training — $150K–$350K · Engineering
• Inference Engineering and Product Lead — $300K–$350K · Engineering
• Member of Technical Staff - Lead, Storage — $270K–$330K · Engineering
• Senior Commercial Counsel — $275K–$330K · G&A
• Systems Engineering Manager — $275K–$330K · Engineering
• Member of Technical Staff - Product (Backend) — $150K–$300K · Engineering

Modal Labs salary by department

• engineering: $250K median · $350K top base — Member of Technical Staff - ML Performance (view JD) (21 roles)
• gtm: $240K median · $400K top base — Regional Director (view JD) (7 roles)
• g&a: $193K median · $330K top base — Senior Commercial Counsel (view JD) (8 roles)

Modal Labs engineering & product salary by seniority

• Mid: $210K median · $275K top base — Developer Relations Engineer (view JD) (5)
• Senior: $250K median · $350K top base — Member of Technical Staff - ML Performance (view JD) (15)

Modal Labs salary by location

• New York: $215K median · $400K top base — Regional Director (view JD) (23 roles)
• San Francisco: $233K median · $350K top base — Inference Engineering and Product Lead (view JD) (10 roles)

Remote work at Modal Labs

6% of Modal Labs's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Modal Labs looks for

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

About Modal Labs

Modal Labs is Series C stage · 101–250 employees · founded 2021 · HQ New York, New York. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Modal Labs

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 10+ 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; 53% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Modal Labs hiring activity

Modal Labs has 38 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 38 public job postings with disclosed pay. 13 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (16 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Modal Labs pay?
The median pay is $225K, with a typical range of $200K–$271K, based on 38 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Modal Labs?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Regional Director, at $400K base.

Which team pays the most at Modal Labs?
The engineering 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 38 public Modal Labs 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 October 8, 2026.

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