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nScale Salary

nScale pays a median of $195K ($150K–$235K) across 155 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $150K–$235K salary range

Median: $195K  ·  Based on 155 public nScale job postings  ·  Updated October 15, 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 October 15, 2026
$195K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$150K–$235K
Typical range
$520K view JD
Highest base · Principal AI Product Engineer
155
Open roles
~8 yrs
Typical exp.
+82
122 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 99% of roles mention equity · options, rsu
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$163K (13)
Senior
$206K (10)
Staff
$243K (21)
Management pay by function
Security & Corporate Engineering
$180K (4)
Delivery AMER
$143K (6)
Energy & Power
$138K (2)
Development AMER
$135K (4)
AI Infra Product Marketing
$125K (3)
Salary by department · median & top base
ai infra product
$263K · $520K top (10)
ai infra operations
$235K · $303K top (6)
energy & power
$230K · $410K top (10)
ai infra technology
$225K · $400K top (5)
revenue operations & enablement
$215K · $300K top (11)
security & corporate engineering
$208K · $270K top (25)
communications
$190K · $300K top (5)
delivery amer
$160K · $450K top (15)
Pay by location
New York $215K (29)Remote $180K (22)San Francisco $166K (10)Seattle $165K (4)
Highest-paying skills
Terraform $243KTransformers $235KFine-Tuning $235KPrometheus $233KGrafana $233KKubernetes $225KKafka $225KGo $221K

Highest-paying open roles at nScale

nScale salary by department

  • ai infra product: $263K median · $520K top base — Principal AI Product Engineer (view JD) (10 roles)
  • ai infra operations: $235K median · $303K top base — Principal Technical Program Manager, AI Physical Deployment (view JD) (6 roles)
  • energy & power: $230K median · $410K top base — Construction, VP (view JD) (10 roles)
  • ai infra technology: $225K median · $400K top base — Principal Software Engineer - Fleet Management (view JD) (5 roles)
  • revenue operations & enablement: $215K median · $300K top base — Director of Sales Operations (view JD) (11 roles)
  • security & corporate engineering: $208K median · $270K top base — Senior Manager, Collaboration Platform Engineering (view JD) (25 roles)
  • communications: $190K median · $300K top base — Director Communications, AI Infrastructure (view JD) (5 roles)
  • delivery amer: $160K median · $450K top base — Vice President Project Controls AMERS (view JD) (15 roles)

nScale engineering & product salary by seniority

  • Mid: $163K median · $260K top base — Developer Relations Engineer (view JD) (13)
  • Senior: $206K median · $290K top base — Data Center Solutions Architect (view JD) (10)
  • Staff: $243K median · $520K top base — Principal AI Product Engineer (view JD) (21)

nScale engineering & product management salary

  • Director: $240K median · $400K top base — Senior Director, System Engineering & Intelligence, Global (view JD) (10)

nScale salary by location

  • New York: $215K median · $400K top base — Director, Customer Identity and Access Management (view JD) (29 roles)
  • Remote: $180K median · $400K top base — Senior Director, System Engineering & Intelligence, Global (view JD) (22 roles)
  • San Francisco: $166K median · $343K top base — Director, Developer Relations (view JD) (10 roles)
  • Seattle: $165K median · $225K top base — Senior Manager, People Partner (view JD) (4 roles)

Remote work at nScale

35% of nScale's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $180K median vs $185K onsite.

What nScale looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (16) · Kubernetes (13) · Team Leadership (13) · Go (8) · Procurement (7) · AWS (6) · GCP (5) · Azure (5) · Terraform (5) · Supply Chain (4).

Benefits & perks at nScale

Commonly listed: dental (148) · 401k (148) · pto (148) · parental (148) · vision (10) · bonus (3).

About nScale

nScale is Series C stage · 251–500 employees · founded 2024 · 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 8 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 28 that do, Bachelor's and Associate'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; 99% of these postings reference equity (options, rsu). Equity is not included in the medians above.

nScale total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 2% of roles list a bonus; 67% include commission; common structures: salaried, hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

nScale hiring activity

nScale has 155 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 155 public job postings with disclosed pay. 82 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (122 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 39 contract roles in the mix.

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

CompanyMedian payvs nScaleStage
CoreWeave$186K↓ -4%Public
Fluidstack$223K↑ +14%Late Stage
Lambda$288K↑ +48%Series E
OpenAI$308K↑ +58%Late Stage
Crusoe$180K↓ -8%Series E
Vast.ai$157K↓ -20%Seed

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Common questions

What does nScale pay?
The median pay is $195K, with a typical range of $150K–$235K, based on 155 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 Principal AI Product Engineer, at $290K–$520K base.

Which team pays the most at nScale?
The ai infra product team, at a $263K 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 155 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 October 15, 2026.

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