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nScale Salary

nScale pays a median of $183K ($130K–$204K) across 91 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $130K–$204K salary range

Median: $183K  ·  Based on 91 public nScale job postings  ·  Updated June 19, 2026


This nScale salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

nScale · pay benchmark · updated June 19, 2026
$183K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$130K–$204K
Typical range
$500K view JD
Highest base · VP, Corporate Strategy, Transaction Advisory
91
Open roles
~7 yrs
Typical exp.
+38
91 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 98% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Junior
$108K (7)
Mid
$135K (12)
Senior
$183K (26)
Staff
$200K (20)
Salary by department · median & top base
infrastructure
$233K · $280K top (5)
security
$200K · $280K top (11)
product
$190K · $280K top (5)
technology
$190K · $300K top (6)
design
$178K · $225K top (5)
ai infrastructure operations
$159K · $277K top (16)
energy & power
$135K · $285K top (12)
supply chain
$134K · $225K top (6)
Pay by location
Remote $145K (23)Seattle $148K (9)New York $200K (5)
Highest-paying skills
Go $215KSoc 2 $184KAnsible $183KGrafana $183KPrometheus $183KSpark $170KPython $135KKubernetes $135K

Highest-paying open roles at nScale

nScale salary by department

  • infrastructure: $233K median · $280K top base — Senior Technical Program Manager – GPU Infrastructure (view JD) (5 roles)
  • security: $200K median · $280K top base — Senior Staff Security Engineer - Network Security (view JD) (11 roles)
  • product: $190K median · $280K top base — Senior Technical Product Manager, Fleet Operations (view JD) (5 roles)
  • technology: $190K median · $300K top base — Senior Engineer, Storage Services (view JD) (6 roles)
  • design: $178K median · $225K top base — Director, Innovation & Commissioning – North America, Data Centers (view JD) (5 roles)
  • ai infrastructure operations: $159K median · $277K top base — Head of Infrastructure Operations (US) (view JD) (16 roles)
  • energy & power: $135K median · $285K top base — Director of Power Systems Engineering - Microgrids (view JD) (12 roles)
  • supply chain: $134K median · $225K top base — Senior Supply Chain and Logistics Manager (view JD) (6 roles)

nScale salary by seniority

  • Junior: $108K median · $170K top base — Site Reliability Engineer (view JD) (7)
  • Mid: $135K median · $220K top base — Infrastructure Engineer (view JD) (12)
  • Senior: $183K median · $300K top base — Senior Engineer, Storage Services (view JD) (26)
  • Staff: $200K median · $400K top base — Legal Counsel, Debt Capital Markets (view JD) (20)

nScale salary — lead & management

  • Lead: $128K median · $170K top base — Regional Marketing Lead, USA (view JD) (5)
  • Manager: $143K median · $220K top base — Manager, Security Operations (view JD) (10)
  • Director: $236K median · $500K top base — VP, Corporate Strategy, Transaction Advisory (view JD) (11)

nScale salary by location

  • Remote: $145K median · $280K top base — Senior Staff Security Engineer - Network Security (view JD) (23 roles)
  • Seattle: $148K median (9 roles)
  • New York: $200K median · $290K top base — Vice President, Compliance & Ethics (US) (view JD) (5 roles)

Remote work at nScale

61% of nScale's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $145K median vs $134K onsite.

What nScale looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (16) · Kubernetes (5) · AWS (4) · GCP (4) · Azure (4) · Go (4) · SQL (3) · Terraform (3) · Team Leadership (2) · Java (2).

Benefits & perks at nScale

Commonly listed: dental (87) · 401k (87) · pto (87) · parental (87) · vision (11) · bonus (11).

About nScale

nScale is Series C stage · 251–500 employees · HQ London, England. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at nScale

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 13 that do, Bachelor's and Master's are 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; 98% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

nScale total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 12% of roles list a bonus; 92% include commission; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

nScale hiring activity

nScale has 91 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 91 public job postings with disclosed pay. 38 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (91 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 6 contract roles in the mix.

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

CompanyMedian payvs nScaleStage
Google$200K↑ +10%Public
SpaceX$135K↓ -26%Series D
Accenture Federal Services$154K↓ -16%Venture-backed
OpenAI$308K↑ +68%Late Stage
Esri$126K↓ -31%
Databricks$215K↑ +18%Series J

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Common questions

What does nScale pay?
The median pay is $183K, with a typical range of $130K–$204K, based on 91 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at nScale?
One of the highest-paying open roles is VP, Corp Dev, Debt Capital Markets, at $280K–$500K base.

Which team pays the most at nScale?
The infrastructure team, at a $233K 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 91 public nScale 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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