Modal Labs Salary

💰 $210K–$250K salary range

Median: $225K  ·  Based on 29 public Modal Labs job postings  ·  Updated June 19, 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

• VP Finance — $300K–$350K · G&A
• Member of Technical Staff - ML Performance — $150K–$350K · Engineering
• Member of Technical Staff - Systems — $200K–$350K · Engineering
• Member of Technical Staff - Python SDK — $150K–$350K · Engineering
• Member of Technical Staff - Platform Engineering — $150K–$350K · Engineering
• Member of Technical Staff - ML Training Systems — $150K–$350K · Engineering
• Systems Engineering Manager — $250K–$350K · Engineering
• Compute Strategy & Operations Lead — $200K–$300K · G&A
• Member of Technical Staff - Product (Backend) — $150K–$300K · Engineering
• Member of Technical Staff - Product (Frontend) — $150K–$300K · Engineering

Modal Labs salary by department

• g&a: $228K median · $350K top base — VP Finance (view JD) (5 roles)
• engineering: $225K median · $350K top base — Member of Technical Staff - ML Performance (view JD) (17 roles)
• gtm: $225K median · $300K top base — Account Executive - Enterprise (view JD) (7 roles)

Modal Labs salary by seniority

• Mid: $200K median · $275K top base — Developer Relations Engineer (view JD) (6)
• Senior: $225K median · $350K top base — Member of Technical Staff - ML Performance (view JD) (13)

Modal Labs salary — lead & management

• Manager: $191K median · $350K top base — Systems Engineering Manager (view JD) (6)

Modal Labs salary by location

• New York: $225K median · $350K top base — VP Finance (view JD) (23 roles)
• San Francisco: $199K median · $280K top base — Solutions Architect (view JD) (4 roles)

Remote work at Modal Labs

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

What Modal Labs looks for

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

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; 93% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Modal Labs hiring activity

Modal Labs has 29 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 29 public job postings with disclosed pay. 4 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (15 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 $210K–$250K, based on 29 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 VP Finance, at $300K–$350K base.

Which team pays the most at Modal Labs?
The g&a team, at a $228K 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 29 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 June 19, 2026.

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